Federated Rural Electric Assn, MN
How often Federated Rural Electric Assn goes out
Federated Rural Electric Assn customers in Minnesota had 1.2 interruptions last year, 1.9 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 36% less outage time than the Minnesota state average of 3 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 1.6 hours. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
Do Federated Rural Electric Assn customers need a generator
Serving 7,018 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Federated Rural Electric Assn's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Federated Rural Electric Assn files with federal regulators every year - serving 7,018 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Minnesota is covered too: see Minnesota's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.