Heartland Power Coop, MN
Power reliability at Heartland Power Coop
Power from Heartland Power Coop went out 1.3 times last year across its Minnesota territory, 1.7 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 43% less outage time than the Minnesota state average of 3 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Heartland Power Coop looks like
A single outage here averages 82 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Heartland Power Coop
Serving 38 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Heartland Power Coop'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 Heartland Power Coop files with federal regulators every year - serving 38 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Minnesota as a whole, across every utility that filed: Minnesota's outage record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.