Consumers Power, Inc, OR
Consumers Power, Inc's outage record
Consumers Power, Inc customers in Oregon are among the worst-served in the country: 2.6 outages last year, 12.3 hours without power in total. That is 189% more outage time than the Oregon state average of 4.3 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Consumers Power, Inc looks like
Outages here average 4.8 hours before power returns. At that length, continuous fuel supply matters more than stored capacity, which favors a standby generator over anything battery-based. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 23,923 customers here, Consumers Power, Inc is among the least reliable grids in the country on file. You should get a generator here; going without one means betting against the grid's own filed history.
How Consumers Power, Inc's record was measured
Consumers Power, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Oregon territory, serving 23,923 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Oregon average instead of just this one utility? Oregon's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.