Four County Elec Member Corp, NC
How often Four County Elec Member Corp goes out
North Carolina's record with Four County Elec Member Corp: 1.8 outages in the most recent filing year, 1.8 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 44% less outage time than the North Carolina state average of 3.3 hours a year.
How long a single Four County Elec Member Corp outage runs
Outages here typically run short, about 60 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 35,699 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Four County Elec Member Corp's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Four County Elec Member Corp files with federal regulators every year - serving 35,699 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in North Carolina is covered too: see North Carolina's full record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.