City of Paris, TN
How often City of Paris goes out
8.1 hours without power across 5.1 outages last year - City of Paris's Tennessee customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 112% more outage time than the Tennessee state average of 3.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 1.6 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.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 22,934 customers here, Outages at City of Paris run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
How City of Paris's record was measured
City of Paris filed these numbers itself, as a municipally-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Tennessee territory, serving 22,934 customers here, not a single street or outage. See Tennessee as a whole, across every utility that filed: Tennessee's outage record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.