Cooperative · Texas · EIA 1892
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Texas · 127K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 310 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 101 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (310 minutes including them) across 127K customers.
- 310 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.66
- SAIFI 2023
- 101 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 127K
- 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 Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 1892. It reports service to approximately 126,525 customer accounts and generated about $0.30 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 59 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 Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 310.3 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or 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. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.66 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 101.5 minutes; the difference from the headline 310.3 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI climbed from 151.2 to 310.3 minutes over that window, a shift that can point to 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.
310 minutes per customer per year
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
310 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 30% 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 Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 41% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 33% 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: $2,373/year · Latest SAIDI: 310.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 310.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 151.2 | 78.5 | 1.125 | 108,894 |
| 2021 | 989.7 | 96.0 | - | 116,089 |
| 2022 | 142.6 | 101.9 | 1.272 | 119,195 |
| 2023 | 310.3 | 101.5 | 1.655 | 126,612 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc serves 59 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc?
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 310.3 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 101.5 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 Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc?
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 126,525 customers in Texas.
How has Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc 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
- Texas
- Customers
- 126,525
- Annual Revenue
- $0.30B
- EIA ID
- 1892
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc. 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 (127K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (310.3 here), outside Texas, 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.