Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, WI
How often Scenic Rivers Energy Coop goes out
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop customers in Wisconsin had 1.2 interruptions last year, 1.8 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 54% less outage time than the Wisconsin state average of 3.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Scenic Rivers Energy Coop looks like
At an average of 90 minutes per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 14,716 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Scenic Rivers Energy Coop's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Scenic Rivers Energy Coop files with federal regulators every year - serving 14,716 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Wisconsin is covered too: see Wisconsin's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.