Indiana Michigan Power Co, MI
How often Indiana Michigan Power Co goes out
This is one of the least reliable grids on file. Michigan's Indiana Michigan Power Co customers lost power 1.8 times in the most recent year, 15.5 hours in total. That is 39% more outage time than the Michigan state average of 11.2 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
8.5 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Indiana Michigan Power Co
Serving 132,525 customers here, With a record this bad, a backup generator at Indiana Michigan Power Co is close to essential - check your options before the next outage, not during it.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Indiana Michigan Power Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 132,525 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Michigan is covered too: see Michigan's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.