Wisconsin Electric Power Co, WI
Power reliability at Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Wisconsin Electric Power Co customers in Wisconsin had 0.9 interruptions last year, 3.1 hours without power in total - above the typical US utility's outage time by about 1.1×. That is 20% less outage time than the Wisconsin state average of 3.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Wisconsin Electric Power Co looks like
3.4 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.
The generator question for Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Serving 1,228,534 customers here, Given how often Wisconsin Electric Power Co goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Wisconsin Electric Power Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 1,228,534 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Wisconsin is covered too: see Wisconsin's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.