Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp, NC
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp's outage record
This grid runs rougher than most of the country: Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp's North Carolina customers saw 2.2 interruptions and 9 hours without power in the most recent year on file. That is 177% more outage time than the North Carolina state average of 3.3 hours a year.
How long a single Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp outage runs
4.1 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.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 80,146 customers here, Outages at Blue Ridge Elec Member 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 Ridge Elec Member Corp filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire North Carolina territory, serving 80,146 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in North Carolina is covered too: see North Carolina's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.