Mt Carmel Public Utility Co, IL
Mt Carmel Public Utility Co's outage record
Mt Carmel Public Utility Co customers in Illinois had 2.9 interruptions last year, 86 minutes total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 40% less outage time than the Illinois state average of 2.4 hours a year.
How long a single Mt Carmel Public Utility Co outage runs
A single outage here averages 29 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 5,288 customers here, Outages at Mt Carmel Public Utility Co run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
The source behind this number
Mt Carmel Public Utility Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Illinois territory, serving 5,288 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Illinois average instead of just this one utility? Illinois's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.