Withlacoochee River Elec Coop, FL
How often Withlacoochee River Elec Coop goes out
Florida's record with Withlacoochee River Elec Coop: 1.5 outages in the most recent filing year, 1.8 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 50% more outage time than the Florida state average of 70 minutes a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
A single outage here averages 73 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 271,246 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Withlacoochee River Elec Coop's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Withlacoochee River Elec Coop files with federal regulators every year - serving 271,246 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Florida as a whole, across every utility that filed: Florida's outage record. Storm days are counted in - here is why.