Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist, OR
Power reliability at Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist
6.6 hours without power across 1.1 outages last year - Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist's Oregon customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 55% more outage time than the Oregon state average of 4.3 hours a year.
How long a single Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist outage runs
A single outage here runs long, about 6 hours on average - past what a battery or portable unit comfortably covers, which is where a standby generator with its own fuel line matters. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 4,799 customers here, Outages at Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
How Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist's record was measured
Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist filed these numbers itself, as a political-subdivision utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Oregon territory, serving 4,799 customers here, not a single street or outage. See Oregon as a whole, across every utility that filed: Oregon's outage record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.