Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn, MN
Power reliability at Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn
Outages at Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn are uncommon. Minnesota customers on this grid saw 0.6 interruptions in the most recent year on file, 45 minutes total - well under the national median. That is 75% less outage time than the Minnesota state average of 3 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn looks like
Outages here typically run short, about 80 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.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 56,939 customers here, With a record this steady, Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn customers rarely have a reason to shop for a backup generator at all.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn files with federal regulators every year - serving 56,939 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Minnesota average instead of just this one utility? Minnesota's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.