City of Frankfort, KY
Power reliability at City of Frankfort
Kentucky's record with City of Frankfort: 0.8 outages in the most recent filing year, 85 minutes without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 79% less outage time than the Kentucky state average of 6.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 1.7 hours before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
Do City of Frankfort customers need a generator
Serving 22,336 customers here, Outages at City of Frankfort 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 Frankfort filed these numbers itself, as a municipally-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Kentucky territory, serving 22,336 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Kentucky average instead of just this one utility? Kentucky's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.