Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, NY
How often Rochester Gas & Electric Corp goes out
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp customers in New York had 1.2 interruptions last year, 2.2 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 15% more outage time than the New York state average of 1.9 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
At an average of 1.8 hours per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Serving 389,993 customers here, Outages at Rochester Gas & Electric Corp run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
Where this number comes from
Rochester Gas & Electric 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 389,993 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in New York is covered too: see New York's full record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.