Union Electric Co, MO
Union Electric Co's outage record
This grid runs rougher than most of the country: Union Electric Co's Missouri customers saw 1.2 interruptions and 9.9 hours without power in the most recent year on file. That is 61% more outage time than the Missouri state average of 6.2 hours a year.
How long a single Union Electric Co outage runs
A single outage here runs long, about 8.4 hours on average - past what a battery or portable unit comfortably covers, which is where a standby generator with its own fuel line matters. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for Union Electric Co
Serving 1,284,472 customers here, This is not a borderline case - Union Electric Co's outage record alone is reason enough to get a backup generator before the next one hits.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Union Electric Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 1,284,472 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Missouri average instead of just this one utility? Missouri's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.