RushShelby Energy, IN
RushShelby Energy's outage record
9.1 hours without power across 2.9 outages last year - RushShelby Energy's Indiana customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 58% more outage time than the Indiana state average of 5.7 hours a year.
What a typical outage at RushShelby Energy looks like
3.2 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. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for RushShelby Energy
Serving 15,017 customers here, Outages at RushShelby Energy run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
Where this number comes from
RushShelby Energy filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Indiana territory, serving 15,017 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Indiana is covered too: see Indiana's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.