Northern Electric Coop, Inc, SD
Northern Electric Coop, Inc's outage record
Power from Northern Electric Coop, Inc went out 0.7 times last year across its South Dakota territory, 72 minutes in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 73% less outage time than the South Dakota state average of 4.5 hours a year.
How long a single Northern Electric Coop, Inc outage runs
At an average of 1.6 hours per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Northern Electric Coop, Inc
Serving 6,938 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Northern Electric Coop, Inc'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 a member-owned cooperative like Northern Electric Coop, Inc files with federal regulators every year - serving 6,938 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the South Dakota average instead of just this one utility? South Dakota's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.