Tideland Electric Member Corp, NC
Power reliability at Tideland Electric Member Corp
2.5 separate outages last year, 3.4 hours without power in total - that is Tideland Electric Member Corp's record for North Carolina, running ahead of the national median. That is 5% more outage time than the North Carolina state average of 3.3 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 82 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Tideland Electric Member Corp customers need a generator
Serving 24,442 customers here, Given how often Tideland Electric Member Corp goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
How Tideland Electric Member Corp's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Tideland Electric Member Corp files with federal regulators every year - serving 24,442 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the North Carolina average instead of just this one utility? North Carolina's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.