Columbia Power System, TN
How often Columbia Power System goes out
Columbia Power System customers in Tennessee had 2 interruptions last year, 2.4 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 38% less outage time than the Tennessee state average of 3.8 hours a year.
How long a single Columbia Power System outage runs
Outages here typically run short, about 73 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Columbia Power System customers need a generator
Serving 35,792 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Columbia Power System's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like Columbia Power System files with federal regulators every year - serving 35,792 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Tennessee as a whole, across every utility that filed: Tennessee's outage record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.