Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc, OK
Power reliability at Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc customers in Oklahoma lost power 2.8 times last year, 9.6 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 102% more outage time than the Oklahoma state average of 4.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc looks like
3.4 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 39,593 customers here, This is not a borderline case - Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc's outage record alone is reason enough to get a backup generator before the next one hits.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc files with federal regulators every year - serving 39,593 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Oklahoma average instead of just this one utility? Oklahoma's statewide record is here. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.