Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, NM
How often Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc goes out
Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc customers in New Mexico lost power 3.8 times last year, 9.4 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 227% more outage time than the New Mexico state average of 2.9 hours a year.
How long a single Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc outage runs
Outages here average 2.5 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
The generator question for Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc
Serving 31,000 customers here, This is not a borderline case - Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc's outage record alone is reason enough to get a backup generator before the next one hits.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc files with federal regulators every year - serving 31,000 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in New Mexico is covered too: see New Mexico's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.