Hilco Electric Cooperative, Inc., TX
Hilco Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s outage record
1.8 separate outages last year, 3.5 hours without power in total - that is Hilco Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s record for Texas, running ahead of the national median. That is 5% less outage time than the Texas state average of 3.7 hours a year.
How long a single Hilco Electric Cooperative, Inc. outage runs
Outages here average 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.
Do Hilco Electric Cooperative, Inc. customers need a generator
Serving 35,965 customers here, Given how often Hilco Electric Cooperative, Inc. goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Hilco Electric Cooperative, Inc. files with federal regulators every year - serving 35,965 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Texas is covered too: see Texas's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.