Western Indiana Energy Remc, IN
Western Indiana Energy Remc's outage record
6.8 hours without power across 2.3 outages last year - Western Indiana Energy Remc's Indiana customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 18% more outage time than the Indiana state average of 5.7 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
2.9 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. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 16,813 customers here, Outages at Western Indiana Energy Remc 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
Western Indiana Energy Remc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Indiana territory, serving 16,813 customers here, not a single street or outage. See Indiana as a whole, across every utility that filed: Indiana's outage record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.