Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc, TX
Power reliability at Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc
Texas's record with Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc: 1.8 outages in the most recent filing year, 2.3 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 38% less outage time than the Texas state average of 3.7 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 79 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc customers need a generator
Serving 107,036 customers here, Outages at Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc 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.
The source behind this number
Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Texas territory, serving 107,036 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Texas average instead of just this one utility? Texas's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.