Otter Tail Power Co, ND
Otter Tail Power Co's outage record
Otter Tail Power Co customers in North Dakota lost power 2 times last year, 9.6 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 183% more outage time than the North Dakota state average of 3.4 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Otter Tail Power Co looks like
Outages here average 4.7 hours before power returns. At that length, continuous fuel supply matters more than stored capacity, which favors a standby generator over anything battery-based. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 60,770 customers here, This is not a borderline case - Otter Tail Power Co's outage record alone is reason enough to get a backup generator before the next one hits.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Otter Tail Power Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 60,770 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in North Dakota is covered too: see North Dakota's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.