City of Riverside, CA
How often City of Riverside goes out
Power from City of Riverside went out 0.5 times last year across its California territory, 88 minutes in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 74% less outage time than the California state average of 5.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at City of Riverside looks like
3 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
Do City of Riverside customers need a generator
Serving 110,480 customers here, Outages at City of Riverside 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 Riverside's record was measured
City of Riverside filed these numbers itself, as a municipally-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire California territory, serving 110,480 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the California average instead of just this one utility? California's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.