Cooperative · Kentucky · EIA 1708
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp
Cooperative · Kentucky · 13K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 1315 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 883 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 13K customers.
- 1315 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 4.30
- SAIFI 2023
- 883 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 13K
- 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 Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp filings show
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kentucky under EIA identifier 1708. It reports service to approximately 12,636 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 50 ZIP codes. Being member-owned, this cooperative answers to its ratepayers rather than outside shareholders, a structure that tends to influence how rate cases and capital spending get decided.
In 2023, the average Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp customer experienced 1314.6 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That runs well past the 120–180 minute national benchmark, which can reflect storm-exposed terrain, an aging grid, or slower restoration times. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 4.30, putting the typical customer at roughly 4 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 882.8 minutes; the difference from the headline 1314.6 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 737.0 to 1314.6 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.
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.
1315 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp SAIDI trend
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
1,315 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 4% 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 Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp 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 Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp charges more per customer than 17% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 5% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,032/year · Latest SAIDI: 1314.6 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 1314.6 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 737.0 | 680.8 | 3.740 | 12,688 |
| 2021 | 6551.0 | 490.1 | 5.098 | 12,659 |
| 2022 | 1273.1 | 634.8 | 5.245 | 12,567 |
| 2023 | 1314.6 | 882.8 | 4.300 | 12,416 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp serves 50 ZIP codes in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp?
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp had a SAIDI of 1314.6 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp?
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Kentucky.
How many customers does Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp serve?
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp serves approximately 12,636 customers in Kentucky.
How has Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp's reliability changed over time?
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Kentucky
- Customers
- 12,636
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 1708
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp. 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 (13K here), outside Kentucky.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (1314.6 here), outside Kentucky, 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.