U.S. Virgin Islands Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing

U.S. Virgin Islands households average 14.8 hrs/yr (890 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 18.13 outages/year (Reliability Grade F — Severe Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 33.14 ¢/kWh.

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Interactive Appliance Load Calculator

⚡ Home Backup Wattage Sizer for U.S. Virgin Islands

Check the appliances you need to keep running during a blackout. We calculate your continuous running watts, highest motor starting surge, and 20% NEC safety headroom automatically.

Refrigerator / Freezer200W running · 1,200W startup surge

Gas Furnace Blower Fan700W running · 1,500W startup surge

Basement Sump Pump (1/2 HP)800W running · 2,000W startup surge

Wi-Fi Router, Phones & Laptops150W running · 150W startup surge

Medical CPAP / Garage / LED Lights200W running · 400W startup surge

Well Water Pump (1/2 HP, 240V)1,000W running · 2,200W startup surge

Window / Portable AC Unit1,200W running · 2,400W startup surge

Microwave / Coffee Maker1,200W running · 1,200W startup surge

Live Sizing Result (+20% Headroom)

3,000 W

Recommended Minimum Generator / Inverter Rating

1,250 WContinuous Running

2,250 WPeak Motor Surge

Recommended Tier

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Electric Utilities Operating in U.S. Virgin Islands (EIA Form 861)

Utility Name	Ownership	Customers	Outages/Yr	Annual Outage Time	Avg Restoration	Residential Rate
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (#19879)	State	44,256	18.13x/yr	890 min (14.8h)	49 min	33.14 ¢/kWh