Cooperative · Arkansas · EIA 817
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp
Cooperative · Arkansas · 58K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 778 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 271 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (778 minutes including them) across 58K customers.
- 778 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 3.05
- SAIFI 2023
- 271 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 58K
- 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 Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp filings show
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Arkansas under EIA identifier 817. It reports service to approximately 57,804 customer accounts and generated about $0.13 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 80 ZIP codes. Cooperative ownership means the utility is run for the benefit of the ratepayer-members who elect its board, rather than for shareholder returns, which can shift how rate and investment decisions get made.
In 2023, the average Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp customer experienced 778.2 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 3.05 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 3 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 270.6 minutes, and the spread against the headline 778.2 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 321.6 to 778.2 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
778 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 Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp SAIDI trend
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
778 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 10% 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 Arkansas Valley Elec Coop 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, Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp charges more per customer than 28% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 11% 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: $2,208/year · Latest SAIDI: 778.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 778.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 321.6 | 268.8 | 2.650 | 56,196 |
| 2021 | 430.0 | 188.5 | 2.200 | 56,437 |
| 2022 | 265.3 | 237.4 | 2.230 | 57,294 |
| 2023 | 778.2 | 270.6 | 3.050 | 57,920 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp serves 80 ZIP codes in Arkansas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp?
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp had a SAIDI of 778.2 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 270.6 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp?
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Arkansas.
How many customers does Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp serve?
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp serves approximately 57,804 customers in Arkansas.
How has Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp's reliability changed over time?
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop 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
- Arkansas
- Customers
- 57,804
- Annual Revenue
- $0.13B
- EIA ID
- 817
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Arkansas Valley Elec Coop 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 (58K here), outside Arkansas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (778.2 here), outside Arkansas, 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.