Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), KY
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s outage record
This grid runs rougher than most of the country: Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s Kentucky customers saw 3.9 interruptions and 8.8 hours without power in the most recent year on file. That is 29% more outage time than the Kentucky state average of 6.8 hours a year.
How long a single Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) outage runs
A typical outage here runs about 2.2 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. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)
Serving 26,277 customers here, Outages at Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) 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
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Kentucky territory, serving 26,277 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Kentucky average instead of just this one utility? Kentucky's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.