Power Out Map

Cooperative utility · · NC

Rutherford Elec Member Corp

In 2025, the average Rutherford Elec Member Corp customer in North Carolina was without power for 149 minutes (2.5 hours), 29% more than the median North Carolina utility.

Outage minutes per customer 149min 2025, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 135min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year 1.24 SAIFI, 2025
Residential price 13.0¢/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 149 No major storms 135 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 13.0 NC median 13.4

Territory

Counties served

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

North Carolina

BurkeCaldwellCatawbaClevelandGastonLincolnMcDowellMitchellPolkRutherford

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: 72,060.