Carteret-Craven El Member Corp, NC
How often Carteret-Craven El Member Corp goes out
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp customers in North Carolina had 1.5 interruptions last year, 2 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 40% 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 typically run short, about 76 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 43,238.7 customers here, Outages at Carteret-Craven El Member Corp 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.
How Carteret-Craven El Member Corp's record was measured
Carteret-Craven El 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 43,238.7 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the North Carolina average instead of just this one utility? North Carolina's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.