Webster Electric Coop, MO
How often Webster Electric Coop goes out
Power from Webster Electric Coop went out 1.2 times last year across its Missouri territory, 1.7 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 72% less outage time than the Missouri state average of 6.2 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Webster Electric Coop looks like
Outages here typically run short, about 86 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for Webster Electric Coop
Serving 23,127 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Webster Electric Coop's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
How Webster Electric Coop's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Webster Electric Coop files with federal regulators every year - serving 23,127 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Missouri is covered too: see Missouri's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.