Midwest Electric, Inc, OH
How often Midwest Electric, Inc goes out
Ohio's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 1.9 outages from Midwest Electric, Inc in the most recent year, 4.2 hours total. That is 24% more outage time than the Ohio state average of 3.4 hours a year.
How long a single Midwest Electric, Inc outage runs
2.3 hours is the average length of a single outage here - past comfortable battery range, which is where a portable generator becomes the better buy. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Midwest Electric, Inc
Serving 11,284 customers here, Midwest Electric, Inc customers lose more power than most of the country sees, so a generator is worth getting rather than an overreaction.
The source behind this number
Midwest Electric, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Ohio territory, serving 11,284 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Ohio average instead of just this one utility? Ohio's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.