Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc, WA
Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc's outage record
7.5 hours without power across 1.3 outages last year - Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc's Washington customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 17% more outage time than the Washington state average of 6.4 hours a year.
How long a single Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc outage runs
Outages here average 5.8 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.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 10,891 customers here, Outages at Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
The source behind this number
Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Washington territory, serving 10,891 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Washington is covered too: see Washington's full record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.