PacifiCorp, WY
PacifiCorp's outage record
1.4 separate outages last year, 3.3 hours without power in total - that is PacifiCorp's record for Wyoming, running ahead of the national median. That is 25% less outage time than the Wyoming state average of 4.4 hours a year.
What a typical outage at PacifiCorp looks like
Outages here average 2.4 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 148,217 customers here, Given how often PacifiCorp goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
How PacifiCorp's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like PacifiCorp files with federal regulators every year - serving 148,217 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Wyoming as a whole, across every utility that filed: Wyoming's outage record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.