Kentucky Utilities Co, VA
Power reliability at Kentucky Utilities Co
Virginia's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 1.9 outages from Kentucky Utilities Co in the most recent year, 5.4 hours total. That is 29% less outage time than the Virginia state average of 7.7 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Kentucky Utilities Co looks like
A typical outage here runs about 2.9 hours - long enough that a battery alone usually will not see you through, but short enough that a fuel-powered portable generator is a reasonable match. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 29,437 customers here, Kentucky Utilities Co customers lose more power than most of the country sees, so a generator is worth getting rather than an overreaction.
Where this number comes from
Kentucky Utilities Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Virginia territory, serving 29,437 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Virginia average instead of just this one utility? Virginia's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.