Cooperative · Minnesota · EIA 1529
Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Minnesota · 22K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 105 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 88 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 22K customers.
- 105 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.07
- SAIFI 2023
- 88 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 22K
- 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 Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Minnesota under EIA identifier 1529. It reports service to approximately 22,180 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 28 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 105.4 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). 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 2.07 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 88.4 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 105.4 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year.
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.
105 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
Beltrami 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
105 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 65% 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 Beltrami 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, Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 39% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 69% 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: $2,354/year · Latest SAIDI: 105.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 105.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | - | 127.9 | - | 21,230 |
| 2021 | - | 98.4 | - | 20,938 |
| 2022 | - | 140.8 | - | 21,759 |
| 2023 | 105.4 | 88.4 | 2.070 | 21,840 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc serves 28 ZIP codes in Minnesota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc?
Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 105.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc?
Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Minnesota.
How many customers does Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 22,180 customers in Minnesota.
How has Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Beltrami 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
- Minnesota
- Customers
- 22,180
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 1529
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Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Beltrami 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 (22K here), outside Minnesota.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (105.4 here), outside Minnesota, 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.