IOU · Alaska · EIA 213

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.

IOU · Alaska · 18K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 74 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 74 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 18K customers.

74 min
SAIDI 2023
1.94
SAIFI 2023
74 min
SAIDI ex-MED
18K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).

What short-outage Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. filings show

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. is an investor-owned utility operating in Alaska under EIA identifier 213. It reports service to approximately 17,701 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 8 ZIP codes. Investor ownership puts this utility under the regulatory authority of the state public utility commission, which reviews its rate requests and reliability record.

In 2023, the average Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. customer experienced 74.0 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.94 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 74.0 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 74.0 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 574.0 down to 74.0 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes. Note: this figure is unusually low compared to typical U.S. utility performance and may reflect an incomplete EIA filing for this year rather than a genuine reliability improvement -- treat with caution and cross-check against Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.'s other reported years.

C
Reliability Score
56/100
Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

Based on this utility's own EIA Form 861 reliability record -- baseline (major-event- excluded) outage duration, total outage duration, and outage frequency -- each benchmarked against every reporting utility nationwide. Not a measure of electricity rates or customer service, which this portal does not track.

Baseline Reliability C+ 74.0 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration B 74.0 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency F 1.94/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 9.9%

74 outage minutes per customer annually

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. SAIDI

Annual minutes without electric service (2023)

74 SAIDI74 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI74SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. SAIDI trend

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2020 2021 2022 2023 574 147 226.3 74
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

74 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 73% of 911 utilities

Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more utilities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026

Price vs. reliability

Where Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. charges more per customer than 61% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 76% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 55Alaska Electric Light & Power Co., Price percentile: 61 · Reliability percentile: 76
Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,706/year · Latest SAIDI: 74.0 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 74.0 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 574.0 395.0 8.260 17,210
2021 147.0 87.0 2.720 17,184
2022 226.3 140.3 4.080 17,444
2023 74.0 74.0 1.940 17,719

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. serves 8 ZIP codes in Alaska.

9980199802998039981199812998219982499841

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.?

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. had a SAIDI of 74.0 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.

What type of utility is Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.?

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. is classified as a IOU serving Alaska.

How many customers does Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. serve?

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. serves approximately 17,701 customers in Alaska.

How has Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.'s reliability changed over time?

Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.

Utility Profile

Type
IOU
State
Alaska
Customers
17,701
Annual Revenue
$0.05B
EIA ID
213

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.. Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.

Similar customer count

Nearest utilities by Form 861 customers (18K here), outside Alaska.

Licking Valley Rural E C C 18K · KY Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. 18K · LA City of Mesa - (AZ) 18K · AZ Cooke County Elec Coop Assn 18K · TX

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (74.0 here), outside Alaska, excluding the customer-peer set.

Middle Tennessee E M C 73.8 min · TN Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp 73.8 min · NC Mountain Parks Electric, Inc 73.5 min · CO PUD No 2 of Grant County 74.6 min · WA

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form 861 annual electric power industry survey · ZIP service territory: OpenEI. Disclaimer: informational only, not professional advice. See full disclaimer · methodology.