Written on: April 12, 2026
From the National Propane Gas Association Bobtail
As NPGA and states continue to battle policy-driven electrification efforts, it’s important that our industry better understands the reliability and resiliency deficiencies of centralized electricity production. Electrons generated at power plants reach consumers via a complex network of delivery infrastructure that is constantly facing a barrage of natural and manmade obstacles that often inhibit the timely delivery of energy.
Members can now access 2024 electric reliability data that contains the following information for each state:
* How many minutes the average electric customer lost power for during the year.
* How many non-momentary power outages the average electric customer experienced during the year.
* The average duration of each non-momentary power outage that occurred during the year.
Highlights from the 2024 data:
* The average electric customer in South Carolina experienced 3,137 minutes without power in 2024, the longest of any state.
* The average electric customer in Maine experienced 3.6 non-momentary power outages in 2024, the most of any state.
* The average duration of each non-momentary power outage in South Carolina was 1,327 minutes, the longest of any state.
This information is available under the Fight Electrification section on the Member Dashboard. For more information, please contact NPGA’s Senior Director of State Advocacy & Affairs, Jacob Peterson, at jpeterson@npga.org.
