Rappahannock Electric Coop, VA
Rappahannock Electric Coop's outage record
7.1 hours without power across 2.5 outages last year - Rappahannock Electric Coop's Virginia customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 7% less outage time than the Virginia state average of 7.7 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
2.9 hours is the average length of a single outage here - past comfortable battery range, which is where a portable generator becomes the better buy. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Rappahannock Electric Coop customers need a generator
Serving 184,314 customers here, Outages at Rappahannock Electric Coop run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
The source behind this number
Rappahannock Electric Coop filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Virginia territory, serving 184,314 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Virginia average instead of just this one utility? Virginia's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.