City of Columbus, OH
Power reliability at City of Columbus
Power from City of Columbus went out 1.5 times last year across its Ohio territory, 2.3 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 31% less outage time than the Ohio state average of 3.4 hours a year.
How long a single City of Columbus outage runs
At an average of 1.6 hours per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do City of Columbus customers need a generator
Serving 18,979 customers here, Outages at City of Columbus run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
Where this number comes from
City of Columbus filed these numbers itself, as a municipally-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Ohio territory, serving 18,979 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Ohio average instead of just this one utility? Ohio's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.