Empire District Electric Co, KS
Power reliability at Empire District Electric Co
Power from Empire District Electric Co went out 1.4 times last year across its Kansas territory, 2.4 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 26% less outage time than the Kansas state average of 3.3 hours a year.
How long a single Empire District Electric Co outage runs
Outages here typically run short, about 1.7 hours before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for Empire District Electric Co
Serving 9,511 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Empire District Electric Co'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 an investor-owned utility like Empire District Electric Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 9,511 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Kansas is covered too: see Kansas's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.