Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc, HI
How often Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc goes out
6.3 hours without power across 2.9 outages last year - Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc's Hawaii customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 34% more outage time than the Hawaii state average of 4.7 hours a year.
How long a single Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc outage runs
Outages here average 2.2 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc
Serving 90,876 customers here, Outages at Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
How Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc's record was measured
Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Hawaii territory, serving 90,876 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Hawaii is covered too: see Hawaii's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.