Town of Erwin, TN
Town of Erwin's outage record
Tennessee's record with Town of Erwin: 1 outages in the most recent filing year, 1.8 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 53% less outage time than the Tennessee state average of 3.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 1.9 hours before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 9,079 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Town of Erwin's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
How Town of Erwin's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like Town of Erwin files with federal regulators every year - serving 9,079 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Tennessee as a whole, across every utility that filed: Tennessee's outage record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.