Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), TN
How often Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) goes out
8.8 hours without power across 3.9 outages last year - Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s Tennessee customers are well past the typical US utility's outage time. That is 130% more outage time than the Tennessee state average of 3.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
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. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
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 Tennessee territory, serving 26,277 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Tennessee average instead of just this one utility? Tennessee's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.