Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc

What This Utility Data Tells You

Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Louisiana under EIA identifier 1458. It reports service to approximately 44,243 customer accounts and generated about $0.15 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 33 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 Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 966.6 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That exceeds the 120–180 minute national benchmark by a wide margin, a pattern often tied to severe weather exposure, older infrastructure, or longer repair windows. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 6.19, putting the typical customer at roughly 6 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 589.2 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 966.6 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 849.0 to 966.6 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.