Diverse Power Incorporated, GA
Power reliability at Diverse Power Incorporated
Diverse Power Incorporated customers in Georgia lost power 2.2 times last year, 8.4 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 87% more outage time than the Georgia state average of 4.5 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here runs long, about 3.8 hours on average - past what a battery or portable unit comfortably covers, which is where a standby generator with its own fuel line matters. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 37,274 customers here, Outages at Diverse Power Incorporated run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
Where this number comes from
Diverse Power Incorporated filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Georgia territory, serving 37,274 customers here, not a single street or outage. See Georgia as a whole, across every utility that filed: Georgia's outage record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.