Northern States Power Co, MI
Power reliability at Northern States Power Co
Northern States Power Co customers in Michigan are among the worst-served in the country: 1.7 outages last year, 12.3 hours without power in total. That is 10% more outage time than the Michigan state average of 11.2 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Northern States Power Co looks like
7.2 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
The generator question for Northern States Power Co
Serving 8,947 customers here, With a record this bad, a backup generator at Northern States Power Co is close to essential - check your options before the next outage, not during it.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Northern States Power Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 8,947 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Michigan average instead of just this one utility? Michigan's statewide record is here. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.