PUD No 2 of Pacific County, WA
Power reliability at PUD No 2 of Pacific County
PUD No 2 of Pacific County customers in Washington lost power 1.4 times last year, 9.8 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 53% more outage time than the Washington state average of 6.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here average 6.8 hours before power returns. At that length, continuous fuel supply matters more than stored capacity, which favors a standby generator over anything battery-based. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 19,879 customers here, Outages at PUD No 2 of Pacific County run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
Where this number comes from
PUD No 2 of Pacific County filed these numbers itself, as a political-subdivision utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Washington territory, serving 19,879 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Washington average instead of just this one utility? Washington's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.