Jefferson Electric Member Corp, GA
Jefferson Electric Member Corp's outage record
Jefferson Electric Member Corp customers in Georgia had 1.8 interruptions last year, 2.7 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 39% less outage time than the Georgia state average of 4.5 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 1.5 hours. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 37,006 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Jefferson Electric 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.
How Jefferson Electric Member Corp's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Jefferson Electric Member Corp files with federal regulators every year - serving 37,006 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Georgia is covered too: see Georgia's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.