Potomac Electric Power Co, DC
Potomac Electric Power Co's outage record
This is one of the steadier grids on file: Potomac Electric Power Co's District of Columbia customers went without power for only 50 minutes across 0.3 separate outages last year. That is close to the District of Columbia state average of 50 minutes a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
2.6 hours is the average length of a single outage here - past comfortable battery range, which is where a portable generator becomes the better buy. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Potomac Electric Power Co
Most Potomac Electric Power Co customers keep power almost all year. Serving 347,904 customers here, You probably do not need a generator unless you already have another reason to want one.
How Potomac Electric Power Co's record was measured
Potomac Electric Power Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire District of Columbia territory, serving 347,904 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the District of Columbia average instead of just this one utility? District of Columbia's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.