Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 562
Amicalola Electric Member Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 55K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 1461 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Amicalola Electric Member Corp shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 433 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (1461 minutes including them) across 55K customers.
- 1461 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 4.77
- SAIFI 2023
- 433 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 55K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Amicalola Electric Member Corp filings show
Amicalola Electric Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 562. It reports service to approximately 55,006 customer accounts and generated about $0.10 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 32 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Amicalola Electric Member Corp customer experienced 1461.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that is substantially above the 120–180 minute national benchmark, indicating either storm-prone geography, aging infrastructure, or extended restoration windows. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 4.77, putting the typical customer at roughly 5 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 432.9 minutes; the difference from the headline 1461.4 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Amicalola Electric Member Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 2965.3 down to 1461.4 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.
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.
1461 min/year per customer
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Amicalola Electric Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Amicalola Electric Member Corp SAIDI trend
Amicalola Electric Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
1,461 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 4% 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 Amicalola Electric Member Corp sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Amicalola Electric Member Corp charges more per customer than 7% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 4% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $1,799/year · Latest SAIDI: 1461.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 1461.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2965.3 | 521.1 | 4.990 | 50,384 |
| 2021 | 503.0 | 503.0 | 3.540 | 51,595 |
| 2022 | 908.9 | 432.9 | 4.810 | 53,146 |
| 2023 | 1461.4 | 432.9 | 4.766 | 54,510 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Amicalola Electric Member Corp serves 32 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Amicalola Electric Member Corp?
Amicalola Electric Member Corp had a SAIDI of 1461.4 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 432.9 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure runs above the national average, pointing to below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Amicalola Electric Member Corp?
Amicalola Electric Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Amicalola Electric Member Corp serve?
Amicalola Electric Member Corp serves approximately 55,006 customers in Georgia.
How has Amicalola Electric Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Amicalola Electric Member Corp has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Georgia
- Customers
- 55,006
- Annual Revenue
- $0.10B
- EIA ID
- 562
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Amicalola Electric Member Corp. 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 (55K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (1461.4 here), outside Georgia, excluding the customer-peer set.
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.