Southwest Electric Coop, Inc, MO
Power reliability at Southwest Electric Coop, Inc
5.9 hours without power across 1 outages last year - Southwest Electric Coop, Inc's Missouri customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is close to the Missouri state average of 6.2 hours a year.
How long a single Southwest Electric Coop, Inc outage runs
5.9 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. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 44,904 customers here, Outages at Southwest Electric Coop, Inc run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
Where this number comes from
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Missouri territory, serving 44,904 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Missouri average instead of just this one utility? Missouri's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.