UNS Electric, Inc, AZ
How often UNS Electric, Inc goes out
UNS Electric, Inc customers in Arizona had 0.9 interruptions last year, 81 minutes total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 9% more outage time than the Arizona state average of 74 minutes a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 87 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 108,034 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - UNS Electric, Inc'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 UNS Electric, Inc's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like UNS Electric, Inc files with federal regulators every year - serving 108,034 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Arizona is covered too: see Arizona's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.