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Since moving to Texas in 2004, we have had the following weather events
Hurricane Rita - 2005 (stronger than Katrina)
Hurricane Ike - 2008 - off for over 4 days
Hurricane Harvey - 2017 - Did not lose power
Great Texas Freeze 2021 - off for 30 hours
We have had numerous outages for random stuff. One of the power-lines feeding the south side of the neighborhood is much worse than the north side.
A few notes on power reliability
99% reliability means your power is off 3 days, 16 hours per year.
99.9% reliability means your power is 8 hours and 45 minutes per year
99.99% reliability means your power is off about 1 hour per year
99.999% reliability means your power is off about 5 minutes per year
The Average in Texas is about 2 hours per year. This is statewide.
The Average in Houston is about 8 hours per year. And this comes from being without power for days, every few years...
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James
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
Red-beard for President, 2020
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