City of Edmond, OK
How often City of Edmond goes out
Power from City of Edmond went out 1.5 times last year across its Oklahoma territory, 1.9 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 59% less outage time than the Oklahoma state average of 4.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
At an average of 79 minutes 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.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 44,881 customers here, Outages at City of Edmond 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 Edmond filed these numbers itself, as a municipally-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Oklahoma territory, serving 44,881 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Oklahoma is covered too: see Oklahoma's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.