Intercounty Electric Coop Assn, MO
How often Intercounty Electric Coop Assn goes out
This grid runs rougher than most of the country: Intercounty Electric Coop Assn's Missouri customers saw 3.1 interruptions and 11.8 hours without power in the most recent year on file. That is 92% more outage time than the Missouri state average of 6.2 hours a year.
How long a single Intercounty Electric Coop Assn outage runs
A single outage here runs long, about 3.8 hours on average - past what a battery or portable unit comfortably covers, which is where a standby generator with its own fuel line matters. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Intercounty Electric Coop Assn customers need a generator
Serving 32,123 customers here, This is not a borderline case - Intercounty Electric Coop Assn's outage record alone is reason enough to get a backup generator before the next one hits.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Intercounty Electric Coop Assn files with federal regulators every year - serving 32,123 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Missouri is covered too: see Missouri's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.