Cooperative · Washington · EIA 1625
Benton Rural Electric Assn
Cooperative · Washington · 16K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 75 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Benton Rural Electric Assn shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 75 minutes SAIDI across 16K customers.
- 75 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.98
- SAIFI 2023
- 16K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage Benton Rural Electric Assn filings show
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.
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.
75 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Benton Rural Electric Assn from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Benton Rural Electric Assn SAIDI trend
Benton Rural Electric Assn vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
75 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 73% 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 Benton Rural Electric Assn sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Benton Rural Electric Assn charges more per customer than 66% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 76% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,815/year · Latest SAIDI: 75.0 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 200.0 | 1.971 |
| 2021 | 90.9 | 0.528 |
| 2022 | 178.1 | 1.492 |
| 2023 | 75.0 | 0.983 |
Service Area
Benton Rural Electric Assn serves 36 ZIP codes in Washington.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Benton Rural Electric Assn?
Benton Rural Electric Assn had a SAIDI of 75.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Benton Rural Electric Assn?
Benton Rural Electric Assn is classified as a Cooperative serving Washington.
How many customers does Benton Rural Electric Assn serve?
Benton Rural Electric Assn serves approximately 15,962 customers in Washington.
How has Benton Rural Electric Assn's reliability changed over time?
Benton Rural Electric Assn has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Washington
- Customers
- 15,962
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 1625
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Benton Rural Electric Assn. 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 (16K here), outside Washington.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (75.0 here), outside Washington, 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.