McLeod Cooperative Power


Monthly Outage Summary:

There were 26 outages affecting 33 members in February. Average duration of the outages was 44 minutes. Most of these outages were related to winter weather. The longest outage in February was 3 hours and 25 minutes, which was caused by trees in the lines.

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2023 Outage Summary:

January: 20 outages, 35 members, 72 average minutes.

  • Longest outage: 4 hours-53 minutes, involving 1 member.

February: 26 outages, 33 members, 44 average minutes.

  • Longest outage: 3 hours-25 minutes, involving 4 members.
What’s causing these outages (Year to Date):

Planned:  57%

Maintenance: 20%

Weather:

Animals: 4%

Public: 2%

Cause Unknown: 13%

Equipment: 4%

Power Supply:

Other:

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Most outages affect only one or two members. They are frequently caused by small animals, trees in the line, equipment failure, or motor vehicle/machinery accidents. Larger outages affecting hundreds of members at a time are usually caused by transmission outages, storms, equipment failure to substation equipment, or accidents. Restoration time on weekends and evening outages, when line crews are called out from home, usually takes a little longer to get back on than outages when crews are already out working on the project.

For up to date large outage information follow our Facebook page McLeod Cooperative Power Association.  We will do our best to update this page as we are notified by our line crew in the field.
To report a power outage or emergency situation, call the McLeod Co-op Power at 1.800.927.5685, anytime 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
  • Check the fuses or breakers in your home or main breaker on the pole, to make sure outage is not caused by equipment or fuse failure on your side of the meter.
  • Call your neighbors. Ask if their power is also off and ask if they have reported it yet. Please do not take for granted that the outage has been reported.
  • Call McLeod Cooperative Power to report your outage. Please be prepared to give your name, address, location number, and telephone number for the account without power.
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Winter & Summer Precautions

How prepared are you for a storm that might leave you without electricity for an extended period of time? Could your family be self-sufficient if the power was out for a week?

Planning ahead can make the experience much easier. You do not have to complete survival training; just have the critical supplies at your house before the storm, and follow some common-sense guidelines.

Critical supplies to have at home:
  • At least one telephone that does not require electricity to operate or recharge.
  • Bottled water (at least 3 gallons per person).
  • Flashlights and extra batteries.
  • Canned food and a manual can opener.
  • First aid kit, prescription medications, candles, matches, and a portable radio.
  • Consider investing in a generator.
  • Listen to weather updates for freezing rain or severe blizzard conditions.
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