Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 1891
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)
Cooperative · Georgia · 38K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 641 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 322 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 38K customers.
- 641 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 4.78
- SAIFI 2023
- 322 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 38K
- 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 Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) filings show
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 1891. It reports service to approximately 38,202 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 22 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 Mountain EMC - (GA) customer experienced 641.1 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That is substantially above the 120–180 minute national benchmark, indicating either storm-prone geography, aging infrastructure, or extended restoration windows. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 4.78, putting the typical customer at roughly 5 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 322.1 minutes; the difference from the headline 641.1 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) has 3 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2021–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 304.9 to 641.1 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.
641 minutes per customer per year
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2021-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) SAIDI trend
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
641 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 13% 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 Mountain EMC - (GA) 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 Mountain EMC - (GA) charges more per customer than 8% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 15% 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: $1,817/year · Latest SAIDI: 641.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 641.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2021–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 304.9 | 264.1 | 3.350 | 54,975 |
| 2022 | 507.7 | 362.4 | 5.460 | 56,237 |
| 2023 | 641.1 | 322.1 | 4.776 | 57,346 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) serves 22 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)?
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) had a SAIDI of 641.1 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)?
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) serve?
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) serves approximately 38,202 customers in Georgia.
How has Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)'s reliability changed over time?
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) has 3 years of reliability data (2021-2023). 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
- Georgia
- Customers
- 38,202
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 1891
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA). 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 (38K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (641.1 here), outside Georgia, 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.