Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, NM
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority's outage record
New Mexico's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 2.2 outages from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in the most recent year, 3.2 hours total. That is 11% more outage time than the New Mexico state average of 2.9 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Navajo Tribal Utility Authority looks like
Outages here typically run short, about 87 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 Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Serving 10,928 customers here, Given how often Navajo Tribal Utility Authority goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
How Navajo Tribal Utility Authority's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a state-run utility like Navajo Tribal Utility Authority files with federal regulators every year - serving 10,928 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in New Mexico is covered too: see New Mexico's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.