Cooperative · Texas · EIA 1591
Big Country Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Texas · 14K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 83 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Big Country Electric Coop, Inc shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 83 minutes SAIDI across 14K customers.
- 83 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 14K
- 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 Big Country Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Big Country Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 1591. It reports service to approximately 13,518 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 35 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 Big Country Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 83.0 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Big Country Electric Coop, Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has improved from 792.0 to 83.0 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes. Note: this figure is unusually low compared to typical U.S. utility performance and may reflect an incomplete EIA filing for this year rather than a genuine reliability improvement -- treat with caution and cross-check against Big Country Electric Coop, Inc's other reported years.
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.
83 minutes per customer per year
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Big Country Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Big Country Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Big Country 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
83 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 70% 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 Big Country 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, Big Country Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 79% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 74% 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: $3,131/year · Latest SAIDI: 83.0 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 792.0 | - |
| 2021 | 1126.0 | - |
| 2022 | 56.0 | - |
| 2023 | 83.0 | - |
Service Area
Big Country Electric Coop, Inc serves 35 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Big Country Electric Coop, Inc?
Big Country Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 83.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Big Country Electric Coop, Inc?
Big Country Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Big Country Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Big Country Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 13,518 customers in Texas.
How has Big Country Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Big Country 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
- Texas
- Customers
- 13,518
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 1591
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Big Country 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 (14K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (83.0 here), outside Texas, 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.