Poudre Valley REA, Inc, CO
How often Poudre Valley REA, Inc goes out
Power from Poudre Valley REA, Inc went out 1 times last year across its Colorado territory, 2.5 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 45% less outage time than the Colorado state average of 4.6 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
2.4 hours is the average length of a single outage here - past comfortable battery range, which is where a portable generator becomes the better buy. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Poudre Valley REA, Inc customers need a generator
Serving 56,552 customers here, Outages at Poudre Valley REA, Inc run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
Where this number comes from
Poudre Valley REA, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Colorado territory, serving 56,552 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Colorado is covered too: see Colorado's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.