Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc, TN
Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc's outage record
This grid runs rougher than most of the country: Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc's Tennessee customers saw 3.3 interruptions and 7.8 hours without power in the most recent year on file. That is 103% more outage time than the Tennessee state average of 3.8 hours a year.
How long a single Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc outage runs
A typical outage here runs about 2.4 hours - long enough that a battery alone usually will not see you through, but short enough that a fuel-powered portable generator is a reasonable match. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 10,094 customers here, Outages at Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
Where this number comes from
Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Tennessee territory, serving 10,094 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Tennessee average instead of just this one utility? Tennessee's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.