City of Orrville, OH
City of Orrville's outage record
Power from City of Orrville went out 1.4 times last year across its Ohio territory, 2.5 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 28% less outage time than the Ohio state average of 3.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
At an average of 1.8 hours 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 7,129 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - City of Orrville'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 Orrville's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like City of Orrville files with federal regulators every year - serving 7,129 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Ohio is covered too: see Ohio's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.