Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., NY
Power reliability at Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
New York's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 1.4 outages from Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. in the most recent year, 4 hours total. That is 110% more outage time than the New York state average of 1.9 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here average 2.9 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 1,692,175 customers here, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. 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
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire New York territory, serving 1,692,175 customers here, not a single street or outage. See New York as a whole, across every utility that filed: New York's outage record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.