Southwest Public Power Dist, NE
Southwest Public Power Dist's outage record
Southwest Public Power Dist customers in Nebraska had 1 interruptions last year, 80 minutes total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 85% less outage time than the Nebraska state average of 9.1 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Southwest Public Power Dist looks like
Outages here typically run short, about 82 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Southwest Public Power Dist customers need a generator
Serving 6,488 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Southwest Public Power Dist's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a political-subdivision utility like Southwest Public Power Dist files with federal regulators every year - serving 6,488 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Nebraska average instead of just this one utility? Nebraska's statewide record is here. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.