Albemarle Electric Member Corp, NC
Power reliability at Albemarle Electric Member Corp
0.8 separate outages last year, 3.1 hours without power in total - that is Albemarle Electric Member Corp's record for North Carolina, running ahead of the national median. That is 6% less outage time than the North Carolina state average of 3.3 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here average 3.8 hours before power returns. At that length, continuous fuel supply matters more than stored capacity, which favors a standby generator over anything battery-based. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Albemarle Electric Member Corp
Serving 13,787 customers here, Given how often Albemarle Electric Member Corp goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
How Albemarle Electric Member Corp's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Albemarle Electric Member Corp files with federal regulators every year - serving 13,787 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in North Carolina is covered too: see North Carolina's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.