Black River Electric Coop, Inc, SC
How often Black River Electric Coop, Inc goes out
South Carolina's record with Black River Electric Coop, Inc: 1.1 outages in the most recent filing year, 1.6 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 36% less outage time than the South Carolina state average of 2.5 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
At an average of 88 minutes per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Black River Electric Coop, Inc customers need a generator
Serving 34,766 customers here, Outages at Black River Electric Coop, Inc 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.
The source behind this number
Black River Electric Coop, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire South Carolina territory, serving 34,766 customers here, not a single street or outage. See South Carolina as a whole, across every utility that filed: South Carolina's outage record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.