Licking Valley Rural E C C, KY
Power reliability at Licking Valley Rural E C C
Licking Valley Rural E C C customers in Kentucky lost power 2.6 times last year, 6.4 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 6% less outage time than the Kentucky state average of 6.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A typical outage here runs about 2.5 hours - long enough that a battery alone usually will not see you through, but short enough that a fuel-powered portable generator is a reasonable match. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
Do Licking Valley Rural E C C customers need a generator
Serving 17,926 customers here, This is not a borderline case - Licking Valley Rural E C C'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 Licking Valley Rural E C C files with federal regulators every year - serving 17,926 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Kentucky is covered too: see Kentucky's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.