Southeast Colorado Power Assn, CO
Southeast Colorado Power Assn's outage record
Southeast Colorado Power Assn customers in Colorado are among the worst-served in the country: 0 outages last year, 21.5 hours without power in total. That is 371% more outage time than the Colorado state average of 4.6 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Southeast Colorado Power Assn looks like
This utility did not file enough detail to say how long a typical outage runs here, so there is no basis yet for which kind of backup fits best. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Southeast Colorado Power Assn
Serving 10,958 customers here, With a record this bad, a backup generator at Southeast Colorado Power Assn is close to essential - check your options before the next outage, not during it.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Southeast Colorado Power Assn files with federal regulators every year - serving 10,958 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Colorado is covered too: see Colorado's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.