City of Norwich, CT
City of Norwich's outage record
Power from City of Norwich went out 1.5 times last year across its Connecticut territory, 2.8 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 20% less outage time than the Connecticut state average of 3.5 hours a year.
How long a single City of Norwich outage runs
Outages here typically run short, about 1.9 hours before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for City of Norwich
Serving 20,996 customers here, Outages at City of Norwich 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.
How City of Norwich's record was measured
City of Norwich filed these numbers itself, as a municipally-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Connecticut territory, serving 20,996 customers here, not a single street or outage. See Connecticut as a whole, across every utility that filed: Connecticut's outage record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.