Cooperative · Alabama · EIA 1149
Baldwin County El Member Corp
Cooperative · Alabama · 88K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 110 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Baldwin County El Member Corp shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 67 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 88K customers.
- 110 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.26
- SAIFI 2023
- 67 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 88K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack Baldwin County El Member Corp filings show
Baldwin County El Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Alabama under EIA identifier 1149. It reports service to approximately 88,359 customer accounts and generated about $0.20 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 31 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 Baldwin County El Member Corp customer experienced 109.8 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 1.26 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 66.6 minutes, and the spread against the headline 109.8 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
Baldwin County El Member Corp has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 7048.7 down to 109.8 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 Baldwin County El Member Corp's other reported years.
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.
110 outage minutes per customer annually
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Baldwin County El Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Baldwin County El Member Corp SAIDI trend
Baldwin County El Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
110 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 63% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Baldwin County El 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, Baldwin County El Member Corp charges more per customer than 32% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 67% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,251/year · Latest SAIDI: 109.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 109.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7048.7 | 94.7 | 4.556 | 79,778 |
| 2021 | 95.3 | 80.9 | 1.594 | 81,997 |
| 2022 | 273.9 | 265.0 | 3.373 | 84,536 |
| 2023 | 109.8 | 66.6 | 1.259 | 87,067 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Baldwin County El Member Corp serves 31 ZIP codes in Alabama.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Baldwin County El Member Corp?
Baldwin County El Member Corp had a SAIDI of 109.8 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Baldwin County El Member Corp?
Baldwin County El Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Alabama.
How many customers does Baldwin County El Member Corp serve?
Baldwin County El Member Corp serves approximately 88,359 customers in Alabama.
How has Baldwin County El Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Baldwin County El Member Corp has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Alabama
- Customers
- 88,359
- Annual Revenue
- $0.20B
- EIA ID
- 1149
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Baldwin County El 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 (88K here), outside Alabama.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (109.8 here), outside Alabama, 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.