City of Marietta, GA
How often City of Marietta goes out
Power from City of Marietta went out 1.3 times last year across its Georgia territory, 1.8 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 61% less outage time than the Georgia state average of 4.5 hours a year.
How long a single City of Marietta outage runs
At an average of 82 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.
Do City of Marietta customers need a generator
Serving 42,732 customers here, Outages at City of Marietta 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 Marietta filed these numbers itself, as a municipally-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Georgia territory, serving 42,732 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Georgia average instead of just this one utility? Georgia's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.