City of Ruston, LA
Power reliability at City of Ruston
Louisiana's record with City of Ruston: 1.6 outages in the most recent filing year, 2.2 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 50% less outage time than the Louisiana state average of 4.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 83 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for City of Ruston
Serving 12,001 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - City of Ruston's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like City of Ruston files with federal regulators every year - serving 12,001 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Louisiana average instead of just this one utility? Louisiana's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.