AEP Texas North Company, TX
How often AEP Texas North Company goes out
Texas's record with AEP Texas North Company: 1.4 outages in the most recent filing year, 2.2 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 41% less outage time than the Texas state average of 3.7 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
At an average of 1.6 hours per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 200,476 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - AEP Texas North Company's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
How AEP Texas North Company's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like AEP Texas North Company files with federal regulators every year - serving 200,476 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Texas average instead of just this one utility? Texas's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.