Easley Combined Utility System, SC
Power reliability at Easley Combined Utility System
South Carolina's record with Easley Combined Utility System: 1.3 outages in the most recent filing year, 1.5 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 40% less outage time than the South Carolina state average of 2.5 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Easley Combined Utility System looks like
At an average of 69 minutes per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 17,677 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Easley Combined Utility 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 Easley Combined Utility System files with federal regulators every year - serving 17,677 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See South Carolina as a whole, across every utility that filed: South Carolina's outage record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.