Cooperative · South Carolina · EIA 1890

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC)

Cooperative · South Carolina · 71K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 180 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 169 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 71K customers.

180 min
SAIDI 2023
169 min
SAIDI ex-MED
71K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.

What mid-pack Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) filings show

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in South Carolina under EIA identifier 1890. It reports service to approximately 71,438 customer accounts and generated about $0.17 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 47 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 Electric Coop Inc - (SC) customer experienced 180.1 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 168.8 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 180.1 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.

The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 186.7 down to 180.1 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.

F
Reliability Score
35/100
Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) · 2 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability F 168.8 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration D 180.1 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency N/A N/A
SAIFI not reported for this utility
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 24.0%

180 minutes per customer per year

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) SAIDI

Minutes without power per year (2023)

180 SAIDI180 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI180SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) SAIDI trend

0 100 200 300 400 500 2020 2021 2022 2023 186.7 137.3 407.2 180.1
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

180 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 46% 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 Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) 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 Electric Coop Inc - (SC) charges more per customer than 37% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 50% 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.

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 52Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC), Price percentile: 37 · Reliability percentile: 50
Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,331/year · Latest SAIDI: 180.1 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 180.1 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 186.7 162.9 - 67,589
2021 137.3 118.9 - 68,692
2022 407.2 145.6 - 70,160
2023 180.1 168.8 - 71,438

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) serves 47 ZIP codes in South Carolina.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC)?

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) had a SAIDI of 180.1 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.

What type of utility is Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC)?

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) is classified as a Cooperative serving South Carolina.

How many customers does Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) serve?

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) serves approximately 71,438 customers in South Carolina.

How has Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC)'s reliability changed over time?

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) 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
Customers
71,438
Annual Revenue
$0.17B
EIA ID
1890

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC). 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 (71K here), outside South Carolina.

City of Lafayette - (LA) 72K · LA Rockland Electric Co 71K · NJ South Kentucky Rural E C C 70K · KY City of Springfield - (IL) 70K · IL

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (180.1 here), outside South Carolina, excluding the customer-peer set.

Carteret-Craven El Member Corp 180.0 min · NC Duke Energy Florida, LLC 179.7 min · FL City of Kinston - (NC) 179.6 min · NC Peninsula Light Company 179.5 min · WA

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.