Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc, MT
How often Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc goes out
1.3 separate outages last year, 4.3 hours without power in total - that is Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc's record for Montana, running ahead of the national median. That is 10% less outage time than the Montana state average of 4.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc looks like
3.3 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 Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc
Serving 5,253 customers here, Given how often Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
How Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc files with federal regulators every year - serving 5,253 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Montana as a whole, across every utility that filed: Montana's outage record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.