Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc, WA
How often Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc goes out
Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc customers in Washington had 1.6 interruptions last year, 3.3 hours without power in total - above the typical US utility's outage time by about 1.2×. That is 48% less outage time than the Washington state average of 6.4 hours a year.
How long a single Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc outage runs
2.2 hours is the average length of a single outage here - past comfortable battery range, which is where a portable generator becomes the better buy. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc
Serving 6,751 customers here, Given how often Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
How Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc files with federal regulators every year - serving 6,751 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Washington average instead of just this one utility? Washington's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.