MidAmerican Energy Co, SD
Power reliability at MidAmerican Energy Co
MidAmerican Energy Co customers in South Dakota lost power 0.9 times last year, 6.7 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 49% more outage time than the South Dakota state average of 4.5 hours a year.
What a typical outage at MidAmerican Energy Co looks like
7.2 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. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do MidAmerican Energy Co customers need a generator
Serving 5,389 customers here, Outages at MidAmerican Energy Co 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
MidAmerican Energy Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire South Dakota territory, serving 5,389 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in South Dakota is covered too: see South Dakota's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.