South Central Electric Assn, MN
Power reliability at South Central Electric Assn
Minnesota's record with South Central Electric Assn: 1.1 outages in the most recent filing year, 2.1 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 31% less outage time than the Minnesota state average of 3 hours a year.
What a typical outage at South Central Electric Assn looks like
Outages here typically run short, about 1.8 hours before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for South Central Electric Assn
Serving 5,969 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - South Central Electric Assn's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like South Central Electric Assn files with federal regulators every year - serving 5,969 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Minnesota as a whole, across every utility that filed: Minnesota's outage record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.