Powell Valley Electric Coop, TN
Powell Valley Electric Coop's outage record
Powell Valley Electric Coop customers in Tennessee had 4.6 interruptions last year, 3 hours without power in total - above the typical US utility's outage time by about 1×. That is 22% less outage time than the Tennessee state average of 3.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 39 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
Do Powell Valley Electric Coop customers need a generator
Serving 26,578 customers here, Powell Valley Electric Coop customers lose more power than most of the country sees, so a generator is worth getting rather than an overreaction.
How Powell Valley Electric Coop's record was measured
Powell Valley Electric Coop filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Tennessee territory, serving 26,578 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Tennessee average instead of just this one utility? Tennessee's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.