Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn, MN
How often Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn goes out
Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn customers in Minnesota had 1.5 interruptions last year, 3.3 hours without power in total - above the typical US utility's outage time by about 1.1×. That is 7% more outage time than the Minnesota state average of 3 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
2.2 hours is the average length of a single outage here - past comfortable battery range, which is where a portable generator becomes the better buy. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
Do Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn customers need a generator
Serving 12,710 customers here, Given how often Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
How Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn files with federal regulators every year - serving 12,710 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Minnesota is covered too: see Minnesota's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.