The Narragansett Electric Co, RI
Power reliability at The Narragansett Electric Co
Rhode Island's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 1 outages from The Narragansett Electric Co in the most recent year, 3 hours total. That is close to the Rhode Island state average of 3.1 hours a year.
How long a single The Narragansett Electric Co outage runs
A single outage here runs long, about 3.2 hours on average - past what a battery or portable unit comfortably covers, which is where a standby generator with its own fuel line matters. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for The Narragansett Electric Co
Serving 514,651 customers here, Given how often The Narragansett Electric Co goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like The Narragansett Electric Co files with federal regulators every year - serving 514,651 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Rhode Island is covered too: see Rhode Island's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.