Wisconsin Power & Light Co, WI
How often Wisconsin Power & Light Co goes out
Wisconsin Power & Light Co customers in Wisconsin had 0.8 interruptions last year, 1.6 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 58% less outage time than the Wisconsin state average of 3.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A typical outage here runs about 2 hours - long enough that a battery alone usually will not see you through, but short enough that a fuel-powered portable generator is a reasonable match. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Wisconsin Power & Light Co customers need a generator
Serving 502,317 customers here, Outages at Wisconsin Power & Light Co 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.
The source behind this number
Wisconsin Power & Light Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Wisconsin territory, serving 502,317 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Wisconsin is covered too: see Wisconsin's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.