Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc., LA
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.'s outage record
Louisiana's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 2.2 outages from Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. in the most recent year, 4.4 hours total. That is close to the Louisiana state average of 4.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 2 hours before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
The generator question for Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.
Serving 17,190 customers here, Given how often Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
How Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.'s record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. files with federal regulators every year - serving 17,190 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Louisiana as a whole, across every utility that filed: Louisiana's outage record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.