Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp, NC
How often Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp goes out
North Carolina's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 1.8 outages from Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp in the most recent year, 4.2 hours total. That is 27% more outage time than the North Carolina state average of 3.3 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A typical outage here runs about 2.3 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.
The generator question for Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp
Serving 28,798 customers here, Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp customers lose more power than most of the country sees, so a generator is worth getting rather than an overreaction.
How Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp's record was measured
Surry-Yadkin Elec 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 28,798 customers here, not a single street or outage. See North Carolina as a whole, across every utility that filed: North Carolina's outage record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.