Cooperative · North Carolina · EIA 1889
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)
Cooperative · North Carolina · 80K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 81 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 69 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 80K customers.
- 81 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.08
- SAIFI 2023
- 69 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 80K
- 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 Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) filings show
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in North Carolina under EIA identifier 1889. It reports service to approximately 79,982 customer accounts and generated about $0.14 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 49 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 Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) customer experienced 80.9 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (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. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.08 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 69.5 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 80.9 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 75.4 to 80.9 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
81 min/year per customer
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) SAIDI trend
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
81 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 71% 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 Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) 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 Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) charges more per customer than 7% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 74% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $1,799/year · Latest SAIDI: 80.9 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 80.9 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 75.4 | 69.4 | 1.020 | 76,487 |
| 2021 | 88.7 | 62.3 | 1.036 | 77,169 |
| 2022 | 121.5 | 79.4 | 1.460 | 77,995 |
| 2023 | 80.9 | 69.5 | 1.080 | 78,930 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) serves 49 ZIP codes in North Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)?
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) had a SAIDI of 80.9 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)?
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) is classified as a Cooperative serving North Carolina.
How many customers does Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) serve?
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) serves approximately 79,982 customers in North Carolina.
How has Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)'s reliability changed over time?
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) 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
- North Carolina
- Customers
- 79,982
- Annual Revenue
- $0.14B
- EIA ID
- 1889
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC). 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 (80K here), outside North Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (80.9 here), outside North Carolina, 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.