A & N Electric Coop, VA
Power reliability at A & N Electric Coop
A & N Electric Coop customers in Virginia had 2.3 interruptions last year, 2.5 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 68% less outage time than the Virginia state average of 7.7 hours a year.
What a typical outage at A & N Electric Coop looks like
Outages here typically run short, about 64 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for A & N Electric Coop
Serving 37,914 customers here, Outages at A & N Electric Coop run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
How A & N Electric Coop's record was measured
A & N Electric Coop filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Virginia territory, serving 37,914 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Virginia is covered too: see Virginia's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.