Kerrville Public Utility Board, TX
Kerrville Public Utility Board's outage record
Texas's record with Kerrville Public Utility Board: 0.5 outages in the most recent filing year, 85 minutes without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 62% less outage time than the Texas state average of 3.7 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here average 2.6 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.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 24,229 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Kerrville Public Utility Board's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like Kerrville Public Utility Board files with federal regulators every year - serving 24,229 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Texas average instead of just this one utility? Texas's statewide record is here. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.