Arizona Public Service Co, AZ
Arizona Public Service Co's outage record
Arizona Public Service Co customers in Arizona had 0.8 interruptions last year, 73 minutes total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is close to the Arizona state average of 74 minutes a year.
How long a single Arizona Public Service Co outage runs
Outages here typically run short, about 87 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Arizona Public Service Co
Serving 1,426,947 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Arizona Public Service Co'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 Arizona Public Service Co's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Arizona Public Service Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 1,426,947 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Arizona average instead of just this one utility? Arizona's statewide record is here. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.