McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, ND
How often McKenzie Electric Coop Inc goes out
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc customers in North Dakota had 0.9 interruptions last year, 1.8 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 46% less outage time than the North Dakota state average of 3.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 2 hours. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
The generator question for McKenzie Electric Coop Inc
Serving 13,646 customers here, Outages at McKenzie Electric Coop Inc run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
The source behind this number
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire North Dakota territory, serving 13,646 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the North Dakota average instead of just this one utility? North Dakota's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.