Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, MT
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co's outage record
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co customers in Montana had 1.2 interruptions last year, 2.4 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 49% less outage time than the Montana state average of 4.8 hours a year.
How long a single Montana-Dakota Utilities Co outage runs
At an average of 2 hours per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Montana-Dakota Utilities Co customers need a generator
Serving 27,906 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Montana-Dakota Utilities Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 27,906 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Montana is covered too: see Montana's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.