United Illuminating Co, CT
United Illuminating Co's outage record
Connecticut's record with United Illuminating Co: 0.7 outages in the most recent filing year, 73 minutes without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 65% less outage time than the Connecticut state average of 3.5 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 347,254 customers here, Outages at United Illuminating Co 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.
How United Illuminating Co's record was measured
United Illuminating Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Connecticut territory, serving 347,254 customers here, not a single street or outage. See Connecticut as a whole, across every utility that filed: Connecticut's outage record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.