Inland Power & Light Company, WA
How often Inland Power & Light Company goes out
Inland Power & Light Company customers in Washington lost power 2.5 times last year, 8.9 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 40% more outage time than the Washington state average of 6.4 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Inland Power & Light Company looks like
3.5 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Inland Power & Light Company
Serving 48,907 customers here, Outages at Inland Power & Light Company run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
How Inland Power & Light Company's record was measured
Inland Power & Light Company filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Washington territory, serving 48,907 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Washington is covered too: see Washington's full record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.