Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc, OH
Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc's outage record
Ohio's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 2.2 outages from Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc in the most recent year, 5.4 hours total. That is 58% more outage time than the Ohio state average of 3.4 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc looks like
Outages here average 2.5 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 18,117 customers here, Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc customers lose more power than most of the country sees, so a generator is worth getting rather than an overreaction.
How Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc's record was measured
Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Ohio territory, serving 18,117 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Ohio average instead of just this one utility? Ohio's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.