Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn, MN
Power reliability at Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn
Power from Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn went out 1 times last year across its Minnesota territory, 1.8 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 41% less outage time than the Minnesota state average of 3 hours a year.
How long a single Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn outage runs
A single outage here averages 1.9 hours. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn customers need a generator
Serving 28,917 customers here, Outages at Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
Where this number comes from
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Minnesota territory, serving 28,917 customers here, not a single street or outage. See Minnesota as a whole, across every utility that filed: Minnesota's outage record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.