Heber Light & Power Company, UT
Power reliability at Heber Light & Power Company
Heber Light & Power Company customers in Utah had 2.2 interruptions last year, 1.9 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is close to the Utah state average of 1.9 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 53 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Heber Light & Power Company
Serving 16,196 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Heber Light & Power Company'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 Heber Light & Power Company's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like Heber Light & Power Company files with federal regulators every year - serving 16,196 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Utah average instead of just this one utility? Utah's statewide record is here. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.