Tampa Electric Co, FL
How often Tampa Electric Co goes out
Tampa Electric Co customers in Florida had 1.8 interruptions last year, 1.9 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 60% more outage time than the Florida state average of 70 minutes a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 61 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for Tampa Electric Co
Serving 880,841 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Tampa Electric Co'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 an investor-owned utility like Tampa Electric Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 880,841 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Florida average instead of just this one utility? Florida's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.