Salmon River Electric Coop Inc, ID
How often Salmon River Electric Coop Inc goes out
Salmon River Electric Coop Inc customers in Idaho lost power 3.8 times last year, 5.9 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 10% more outage time than the Idaho state average of 5.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
At an average of 1.6 hours per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
The generator question for Salmon River Electric Coop Inc
Serving 3,114 customers here, Outages at Salmon River Electric Coop Inc 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
Salmon River Electric Coop Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Idaho territory, serving 3,114 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Idaho average instead of just this one utility? Idaho's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.