MidAmerican Energy Co, IA
Power reliability at MidAmerican Energy Co
Iowa's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 1.2 outages from MidAmerican Energy Co in the most recent year, 3.4 hours total. That is 35% more outage time than the Iowa state average of 2.5 hours a year.
How long a single MidAmerican Energy Co outage runs
Outages here average 2.9 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for MidAmerican Energy Co
Serving 750,247 customers here, Given how often MidAmerican Energy Co goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like MidAmerican Energy Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 750,247 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Iowa average instead of just this one utility? Iowa's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.