Northern Virginia Elec Coop, VA
How often Northern Virginia Elec Coop goes out
Virginia's record with Northern Virginia Elec Coop: 1 outages in the most recent filing year, 1.6 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 80% less outage time than the Virginia state average of 7.7 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
At an average of 1.6 hours per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
Do Northern Virginia Elec Coop customers need a generator
Serving 179,398 customers here, Outages at Northern Virginia Elec Coop 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
Northern Virginia Elec Coop filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Virginia territory, serving 179,398 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Virginia is covered too: see Virginia's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.