Cooperative · Louisiana · EIA 1458
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Louisiana · 44K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 967 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 589 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 44K customers.
- 967 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 6.19
- SAIFI 2023
- 589 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 44K
- 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 Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc filings show
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.
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.
967 min/year per customer
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
967 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 7% 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 Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 88% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 8% 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.
Revenue per customer: $3,480/year · Latest SAIDI: 966.6 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 966.6 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 849.0 | 642.6 | 5.160 |
| 2021 | 1204.0 | 523.2 | 6.580 |
| 2022 | 924.0 | 912.0 | 5.610 |
| 2023 | 966.6 | 589.2 | 6.190 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc serves 33 ZIP codes in Louisiana.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc?
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 966.6 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc?
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Louisiana.
How many customers does Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 44,243 customers in Louisiana.
How has Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc 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
- Louisiana
- Customers
- 44,243
- Annual Revenue
- $0.15B
- EIA ID
- 1458
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc. 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 (44K here), outside Louisiana.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (966.6 here), outside Louisiana, 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.