Randolph Electric Member Corp, NC
Randolph Electric Member Corp's outage record
North Carolina's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 2.2 outages from Randolph Electric Member Corp in the most recent year, 3.7 hours total. That is 15% more outage time than the North Carolina state average of 3.3 hours a year.
How long a single Randolph Electric Member Corp outage runs
At an average of 1.7 hours per outage, most interruptions here end before a fuel generator would even be worth starting up. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Randolph Electric Member Corp customers need a generator
Serving 34,131 customers here, Randolph Electric Member Corp customers lose more power than most of the country sees, so a generator is worth getting rather than an overreaction.
Where this number comes from
Randolph Electric Member Corp filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire North Carolina territory, serving 34,131 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in North Carolina is covered too: see North Carolina's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.