Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc, VT
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc's outage record
2.1 separate outages last year, 4.2 hours without power in total - that is Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc's record for Vermont, running ahead of the national median. That is close to the Vermont state average of 4.4 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc looks like
2 hours is the average length of a single outage here - past comfortable battery range, which is where a portable generator becomes the better buy. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 40,952 customers here, Given how often Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
How Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc files with federal regulators every year - serving 40,952 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Vermont average instead of just this one utility? Vermont's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.