City of Thomasville, GA
Power reliability at City of Thomasville
Georgia's record with City of Thomasville: 2.2 outages in the most recent filing year, 2.7 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 40% less outage time than the Georgia state average of 4.5 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 74 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.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 16,598 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - City of Thomasville'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 Thomasville's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like City of Thomasville files with federal regulators every year - serving 16,598 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Georgia average instead of just this one utility? Georgia's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.