Cleveland Electric Illum Co, OH
How often Cleveland Electric Illum Co goes out
1.4 separate outages last year, 3.3 hours without power in total - that is Cleveland Electric Illum Co's record for Ohio, running ahead of the national median. That is 5% less outage time than the Ohio state average of 3.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A typical outage here runs about 2.4 hours - long enough that a battery alone usually will not see you through, but short enough that a fuel-powered portable generator is a reasonable match. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 745,881 customers here, Given how often Cleveland Electric Illum Co goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Cleveland Electric Illum Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 745,881 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Ohio is covered too: see Ohio's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.