NineStar Connect, IN
NineStar Connect's outage record
Indiana's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 1.7 outages from NineStar Connect in the most recent year, 3.2 hours total. That is 44% less outage time than the Indiana state average of 5.7 hours a year.
How long a single NineStar Connect outage runs
A single outage here averages 2 hours. 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 19,471.2 customers here, Given how often NineStar Connect goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like NineStar Connect files with federal regulators every year - serving 19,471.2 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Indiana as a whole, across every utility that filed: Indiana's outage record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.