Green Mountain Power Corp, VT
Green Mountain Power Corp's outage record
1.8 separate outages last year, 4.4 hours without power in total - that is Green Mountain Power Corp's record for Vermont, running ahead of the national median. That is close to the Vermont state average of 4.4 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Green Mountain Power Corp looks like
2.5 hours is the average length of a single outage here - past comfortable battery range, which is where a portable generator becomes the better buy. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Green Mountain Power Corp customers need a generator
Serving 276,985 customers here, Given how often Green Mountain Power Corp 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 Green Mountain Power Corp files with federal regulators every year - serving 276,985 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Vermont is covered too: see Vermont's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.