Maryville Utilities, TN
Maryville Utilities's outage record
Maryville Utilities customers in Tennessee had 1 interruptions last year, 78 minutes total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 66% less outage time than the Tennessee state average of 3.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Maryville Utilities looks like
A single outage here averages 77 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 22,640 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Maryville Utilities'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 Maryville Utilities's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like Maryville Utilities files with federal regulators every year - serving 22,640 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Tennessee average instead of just this one utility? Tennessee's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.