Salt River Project: power outages per year
In 2025 the average Salt River Project customer was without power for 1.1 hours, less than the Arizona average of 1.2 h; up from 1.0 h in 2024. The utility served 1,182,229 customers in Arizona and ranks #3 of 4 large Arizona utilities by outage hours.
By year
| Year | Hours (with major events) | Hours (without) | Interruptions | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1,182,229 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1,161,925 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1,137,020 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1,113,592 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1,091,549 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1,072,666 |
"With major events" includes storm days that utilities may exclude from their own reliability targets; it is what customers actually live through. The gap between the two columns shows how much of the year's outage time came from big storms.
Backup power for Salt River Project outages
An average outage here lasted about 1.1 hours in 2025. Size backup for the longest outage you want to ride through, not the average.
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FAQ
How many hours a year are Salt River Project customers without power?
1.1 hours per customer in 2025 including major event days (0.8 h without them), as Salt River Project reported to the U.S. EIA.
How long does a typical Salt River Project outage last?
About 1.1 hours on average in 2025 (total outage minutes divided by the number of interruptions). Storms make single events much longer.
Source: U.S. EIA Form 861, Reliability file, 2020–2025. Data snapshot . Utilities ranked nationwide →