Bear Valley Electric Service, CA
Power reliability at Bear Valley Electric Service
California's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 5.6 outages from Bear Valley Electric Service in the most recent year, 5.6 hours total. That is close to the California state average of 5.8 hours a year.
How long a single Bear Valley Electric Service outage runs
A single outage here averages 60 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Bear Valley Electric Service
Serving 24,913 customers here, Given how often Bear Valley Electric Service goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Bear Valley Electric Service files with federal regulators every year - serving 24,913 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See California as a whole, across every utility that filed: California's outage record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.