Heartland Power Coop, IA
How often Heartland Power Coop goes out
Power from Heartland Power Coop went out 0.9 times last year across its Iowa territory, 2 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 23% less outage time than the Iowa state average of 2.5 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here average 2.1 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 5,265 customers here, Outages at Heartland Power Coop run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
Where this number comes from
Heartland Power Coop filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Iowa territory, serving 5,265 customers here, not a single street or outage. See Iowa as a whole, across every utility that filed: Iowa's outage record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.