Cooperative · Kentucky · EIA 1886
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp
Cooperative · Kentucky · 63K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 1234 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 255 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (1234 minutes including them) across 63K customers.
- 1234 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.38
- SAIFI 2023
- 255 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 63K
- 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 Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp filings show
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kentucky under EIA identifier 1886. It reports service to approximately 62,768 customer accounts and generated about $0.15 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 45 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 Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp customer experienced 1233.7 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 2.38, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 254.9 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 1233.7 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 194.7 to 1233.7 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.
1234 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 Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp SAIDI trend
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
1,234 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 5% 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 Blue Grass Energy 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, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp charges more per customer than 37% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 6% 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: $2,321/year · Latest SAIDI: 1233.7 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 1233.7 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 194.7 | 95.9 | 1.261 | 58,829 |
| 2021 | 253.2 | 158.5 | 1.488 | 59,749 |
| 2022 | 260.1 | 192.1 | 1.927 | 61,352 |
| 2023 | 1233.7 | 254.9 | 2.380 | 62,307 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp serves 45 ZIP codes in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp?
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp had a SAIDI of 1233.7 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 254.9 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp?
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Kentucky.
How many customers does Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp serve?
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp serves approximately 62,768 customers in Kentucky.
How has Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp's reliability changed over time?
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp 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
- Kentucky
- Customers
- 62,768
- Annual Revenue
- $0.15B
- EIA ID
- 1886
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Blue Grass Energy 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 (63K here), outside Kentucky.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (1233.7 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.