Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm, WI
Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm's outage record
Outages at Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm are uncommon. Wisconsin customers on this grid saw 0.5 interruptions in the most recent year on file, 50 minutes total - well under the national median. That is 78% less outage time than the Wisconsin state average of 3.8 hours a year.
How long a single Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm outage runs
Outages here typically run short, about 1.7 hours before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Most Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm customers keep power almost all year. Serving 15,073 customers here, You probably do not need a generator unless you already have another reason to want one.
The source behind this number
Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm filed these numbers itself, as a municipally-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Wisconsin territory, serving 15,073 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Wisconsin average instead of just this one utility? Wisconsin's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.