Kootenai Electric Cooperative, ID
How often Kootenai Electric Cooperative goes out
6.1 hours without power across 1.4 outages last year - Kootenai Electric Cooperative's Idaho customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 14% more outage time than the Idaho state average of 5.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
4.6 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.
Do Kootenai Electric Cooperative customers need a generator
Serving 35,029 customers here, Outages at Kootenai Electric Cooperative run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
The source behind this number
Kootenai Electric Cooperative filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Idaho territory, serving 35,029 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Idaho is covered too: see Idaho's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.