Benton Rural Electric Assn

What This Utility Data Tells You

Benton Rural Electric Assn is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Washington under EIA identifier 1625. It reports service to approximately 15,962 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 36 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 Benton Rural Electric Assn customer experienced 75.0 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 0.98 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Benton Rural Electric Assn's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has improved from 200.0 to 75.0 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes.