OutageRiskCheck

How often does your power actually go out?

976 US utilities on file. Start typing the name on your bill.

Every US electric utility files an annual reliability report with federal regulators: how many outages, how long each one ran. Type yours in and see its real record, not a guess, then find out whether that adds up to needing a generator.

The least reliable utilities on file, by total outage time

  1. Great Lakes Energy Coop, MI73.3 hours/year
  2. Southside Electric Coop, Inc, VA35.4 hours/year
  3. South Kentucky Rural E C C, KY22.8 hours/year
  4. Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp, TX22.2 hours/year
  5. City Utilities of Springfield, MO21.5 hours/year
  6. Monongahela Power Co, WV20.8 hours/year
  7. Matanuska Electric Assn Inc, AK18.9 hours/year
  8. Appalachian Power Co, VA18.6 hours/year

Among utilities serving more than 50,000 customers, from each utility's own 2025 EIA filing.

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