Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn, MO
How often Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn goes out
This grid runs rougher than most of the country: Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn's Missouri customers saw 0.7 interruptions and 6.3 hours without power in the most recent year on file. That is close to the Missouri state average of 6.2 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn looks like
9.1 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. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn
Serving 18,148 customers here, Outages at Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
The source behind this number
Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Missouri territory, serving 18,148 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Missouri average instead of just this one utility? Missouri's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.