Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co, MA
Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co's outage record
Massachusetts's record with Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co: 1.1 outages in the most recent filing year, 74 minutes without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 39% less outage time than the Massachusetts state average of 2 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 69 minutes. 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 31,034 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light 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 Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 31,034 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Massachusetts is covered too: see Massachusetts's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.