Appalachian Power Co, WV
Appalachian Power Co's outage record
Appalachian Power Co customers in West Virginia are among the worst-served in the country: 3 outages last year, 17.2 hours without power in total. That is close to the West Virginia state average of 16.9 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Appalachian Power Co looks like
5.8 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 417,331 customers here, With a record this bad, a backup generator at Appalachian Power Co is close to essential - check your options before the next outage, not during it.
How Appalachian Power Co's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Appalachian Power Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 417,331 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in West Virginia is covered too: see West Virginia's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.