Custer Public Power District, NE
Custer Public Power District's outage record
This is one of the steadier grids on file: Custer Public Power District's Nebraska customers went without power for only 2 minutes across 0.7 separate outages last year. That is 100% less outage time than the Nebraska state average of 9.1 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 2 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Custer Public Power District customers need a generator
Serving 11,205 customers here, With a record this steady, Custer Public Power District customers rarely have a reason to shop for a backup generator at all.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a political-subdivision utility like Custer Public Power District files with federal regulators every year - serving 11,205 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Nebraska average instead of just this one utility? Nebraska's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.