Grand Valley Power, CO
Grand Valley Power's outage record
Power from Grand Valley Power went out 0 times last year across its Colorado territory, 1.9 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 57% less outage time than the Colorado state average of 4.6 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Grand Valley Power looks like
This utility did not file enough detail to say how long a typical outage runs here, so there is no basis yet for which kind of backup fits best. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 20,095 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Grand Valley Power's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
How Grand Valley Power's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Grand Valley Power files with federal regulators every year - serving 20,095 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Colorado average instead of just this one utility? Colorado's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.