Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc, IL
Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc's outage record
This is one of the least reliable grids on file. Illinois's Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc customers lost power 3.9 times in the most recent year, 36.9 hours in total. That is 1436% more outage time than the Illinois state average of 2.4 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc looks like
9.3 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc
Serving 25,031.9 customers here, Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc is among the least reliable grids in the country on file. You should get a generator here; going without one means betting against the grid's own filed history.
Where this number comes from
Southeastern IL Elec Coop, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Illinois territory, serving 25,031.9 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Illinois average instead of just this one utility? Illinois's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.