Haywood Electric Member Corp, NC
Haywood Electric Member Corp's outage record
This is one of the least reliable grids on file. North Carolina's Haywood Electric Member Corp customers lost power 5.1 times in the most recent year, 12.9 hours in total. That is 296% more outage time than the North Carolina state average of 3.3 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Haywood Electric Member Corp looks like
Outages here average 2.5 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 29,374 customers here, With a record this bad, a backup generator at Haywood Electric Member Corp is close to essential - check your options before the next outage, not during it.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Haywood Electric Member Corp files with federal regulators every year - serving 29,374 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the North Carolina average instead of just this one utility? North Carolina's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.