Midwest Energy Cooperative, MI
Power reliability at Midwest Energy Cooperative
Midwest Energy Cooperative customers in Michigan are among the worst-served in the country: 2.1 outages last year, 16.9 hours without power in total. That is 51% more outage time than the Michigan state average of 11.2 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
8 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. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for Midwest Energy Cooperative
Serving 37,323 customers here, With a record this bad, a backup generator at Midwest Energy Cooperative is close to essential - check your options before the next outage, not during it.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Midwest Energy Cooperative files with federal regulators every year - serving 37,323 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Michigan average instead of just this one utility? Michigan's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.