Rock Energy Cooperative, WI
Rock Energy Cooperative's outage record
Rock Energy Cooperative customers in Wisconsin rarely lose power at all: 0.5 interruptions last year, adding up to just 56 minutes without electricity over the whole year. That is 76% less outage time than the Wisconsin state average of 3.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 1.8 hours. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Rock Energy Cooperative customers need a generator
Serving 7,707 customers here, With a record this steady, Rock Energy Cooperative customers rarely have a reason to shop for a backup generator at all.
How Rock Energy Cooperative's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Rock Energy Cooperative files with federal regulators every year - serving 7,707 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Wisconsin average instead of just this one utility? Wisconsin's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.