Evergy Metro, MO
Evergy Metro's outage record
1.5 separate outages last year, 3 hours without power in total - that is Evergy Metro's record for Missouri, running ahead of the national median. That is 52% less outage time than the Missouri state average of 6.2 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Evergy Metro looks like
A single outage here averages 2 hours. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 313,505 customers here, Given how often Evergy Metro goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Evergy Metro files with federal regulators every year - serving 313,505 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Missouri average instead of just this one utility? Missouri's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.