Cooperative utility · · TN

Mountain Electric Coop, Inc

In 2023, the average Mountain Electric Coop, Inc customer in North Carolina was without power for 187 minutes (3.1 hours).

Outage minutes per customer 187min 2023, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 187min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year 1.95 SAIFI, 2023
Residential price 13.2¢/kWh 2025

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.

0 200 400 600 800 20182019202020212022202320242025 All days 187 No major storms 187

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 20182019202020212022202320242025 This utility 13.2

Territory

Counties served

Counties where Mountain Electric Coop, Inc reports customers. Open one for its full outage history.

North Carolina

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: 27,882.