City of Glasgow, KY
How often City of Glasgow goes out
Power from City of Glasgow went out 2.7 times last year across its Kentucky territory, 2.7 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 60% less outage time than the Kentucky state average of 6.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 61 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
Do City of Glasgow customers need a generator
Serving 7,672 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - City of Glasgow'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 City of Glasgow's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like City of Glasgow files with federal regulators every year - serving 7,672 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Kentucky is covered too: see Kentucky's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.