Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, KY
Power reliability at Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp
This grid runs rougher than most of the country: Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp's Kentucky customers saw 1.9 interruptions and 7.1 hours without power in the most recent year on file. That is close to the Kentucky state average of 6.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
3.7 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp
Serving 63,305 customers here, Outages at Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp 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
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Kentucky territory, serving 63,305 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Kentucky is covered too: see Kentucky's full record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.