Rural Electric Coop, Inc, OK
Power reliability at Rural Electric Coop, Inc
Rural Electric Coop, Inc customers in Oklahoma lost power 4.5 times last year, 11.6 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 144% more outage time than the Oklahoma state average of 4.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A typical outage here runs about 2.6 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. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Rural Electric Coop, Inc customers need a generator
Serving 12,757 customers here, Outages at Rural Electric Coop, Inc 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
Rural Electric Coop, Inc filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Oklahoma territory, serving 12,757 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Oklahoma is covered too: see Oklahoma's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.