City of Shasta Lake, CA
City of Shasta Lake's outage record
Power from City of Shasta Lake went out 0.7 times last year across its California territory, 80 minutes in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 77% less outage time than the California state average of 5.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at City of Shasta Lake looks like
At an average of 1.8 hours per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do City of Shasta Lake customers need a generator
Serving 4,606 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - City of Shasta Lake'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 Shasta Lake files with federal regulators every year - serving 4,606 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in California is covered too: see California's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.