Power Out Map

Cooperative utility · · NC

Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp

In 2025, the average Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp customer in North Carolina was without power for 542 minutes (9.0 hours), 369% more than the median North Carolina utility.

Outage minutes per customer 542min 2025, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 110min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year 2.22 SAIFI, 2025
Residential price 14.9¢/kWh 2025 · North Carolina median 13.4¢

Reliability

Minutes in the dark, year by year

Average minutes without power per customer in North Carolina (SAIDI), with and without major event days, against the median North Carolina utility.

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 20182019202020212022202320242025 All days 542 No major storms 110 NC median 116

Price

Residential cents per kWh

Revenue from full-service residential customers divided by their sales, as reported to the EIA.

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 20182019202020212022202320242025 This utility 14.9 NC median 13.4

Territory

Counties served

Counties where Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp reports customers. Open one for its full outage history.

North Carolina

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2018–2025. Reliability uses the IEEE 1366 standard where the utility reports it. Residential customers in 2025: 72,320.