Glades Electric Coop, Inc, FL
How often Glades Electric Coop, Inc goes out
This grid runs rougher than most of the country: Glades Electric Coop, Inc's Florida customers saw 3.2 interruptions and 7.1 hours without power in the most recent year on file. That is 509% more outage time than the Florida state average of 70 minutes a year.
What a typical outage at Glades Electric Coop, Inc looks like
Outages here average 2.2 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 18,904 customers here, Outages at Glades Electric Coop, Inc run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
Where this number comes from
Glades Electric Coop, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Florida territory, serving 18,904 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Florida is covered too: see Florida's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.