Peco Energy Co, PA
Peco Energy Co's outage record
Pennsylvania's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 1.1 outages from Peco Energy Co in the most recent year, 5.5 hours total. That is 28% less outage time than the Pennsylvania state average of 7.6 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Peco Energy Co looks like
A single outage here runs long, about 4.9 hours on average - past what a battery or portable unit comfortably covers, which is where a standby generator with its own fuel line matters. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Peco Energy Co
Serving 1,698,536 customers here, Given how often Peco Energy Co goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Peco Energy Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 1,698,536 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Pennsylvania average instead of just this one utility? Pennsylvania's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.