Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop, MN
Power reliability at Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop
Power from Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop went out 1.9 times last year across its Minnesota territory, 1.6 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 48% less outage time than the Minnesota state average of 3 hours a year.
How long a single Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop outage runs
At an average of 50 minutes per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
Do Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop customers need a generator
Serving 3,893 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Sioux Valley SW Elec 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 Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop files with federal regulators every year - serving 3,893 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Minnesota average instead of just this one utility? Minnesota's statewide record is here. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.