Cooperative · Indiana · EIA 1283

Bartholomew County Rural E M C

Cooperative · Indiana · 12K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 558 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Bartholomew County Rural E M C shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 71 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (558 minutes including them) across 12K customers.

558 min
SAIDI 2023
2.72
SAIFI 2023
71 min
SAIDI ex-MED
12K
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: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).

What long-outage Bartholomew County Rural E M C filings show

Bartholomew County Rural E M C is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Indiana under EIA identifier 1283. It reports service to approximately 12,072 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 14 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 Bartholomew County Rural E M C customer experienced 558.3 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 2.72 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 3 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 71.1 minutes; the difference from the headline 558.3 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.

Bartholomew County Rural E M C 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 span, SAIDI rose from 167.1 to 558.3 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.

F
Reliability Score
36/100
Bartholomew County Rural E M C · 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+ 71.1 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration F 558.3 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency F 2.72/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 74.4%

558 outage minutes per customer annually

Bartholomew County Rural E M C SAIDI

Power-out minutes per year (2023)

558 SAIDI558 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI558SAIDI

Below Average

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Bartholomew County Rural E M C 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

Bartholomew County Rural E M C SAIDI trend

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2020 2021 2022 2023 167.1 158.8 204 558.3
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Bartholomew County Rural E M C vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

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

558 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 15% 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 Bartholomew County Rural E M C sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Bartholomew County Rural E M C charges more per customer than 94% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 17% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.

Bartholomew County Rural E M C 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: 45Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 67Bartholomew County Rural E M C, Price percentile: 94 · Reliability percentile: 17
Bartholomew County Rural E M C vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $4,183/year · Latest SAIDI: 558.3 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 558.3 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 167.1 40.7 1.170 11,710
2021 158.8 67.4 1.260 11,781
2022 204.0 52.5 1.240 11,925
2023 558.3 71.1 2.720 12,030

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

Service Area

Bartholomew County Rural E M C serves 14 ZIP codes in Indiana.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Bartholomew County Rural E M C?

Bartholomew County Rural E M C had a SAIDI of 558.3 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 71.1 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). Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.

What type of utility is Bartholomew County Rural E M C?

Bartholomew County Rural E M C is classified as a Cooperative serving Indiana.

How many customers does Bartholomew County Rural E M C serve?

Bartholomew County Rural E M C serves approximately 12,072 customers in Indiana.

How has Bartholomew County Rural E M C's reliability changed over time?

Bartholomew County Rural E M C 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
Indiana
Customers
12,072
Annual Revenue
$0.05B
EIA ID
1283

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Bartholomew County Rural E M C. 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 (12K here), outside Indiana.

City of Dyersburg 12K · TN City of Austin - (MN) 12K · MN City of Springville - (UT) 12K · UT Henderson City Utility Comm 12K · KY

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (558.3 here), outside Indiana, excluding the customer-peer set.

Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI) 558.0 min · MI Cleveland Electric Illum Co 558.9 min · OH Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop 554.9 min · TN Northern Plains Electric Coop 551.4 min · ND

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.