Municipal · Iowa · EIA 13143
Board of Water Electric & Communications
Municipal · Iowa · 12K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 43 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Board of Water Electric & Communications shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 14 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (43 minutes including them) across 12K customers.
- 43 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.65
- SAIFI 2023
- 14 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 12K
- 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 Board of Water Electric & Communications filings show
Board of Water Electric & Communications is a municipally-owned utility operating in Iowa under EIA identifier 13143. It reports service to approximately 11,695 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 2 ZIP codes. Being municipally owned, the utility answers to a local board or city council rather than a state commission, and carries a federal income tax exemption.
In 2023, the average Board of Water Electric & Communications customer experienced 42.6 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.65 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 13.7 minutes, and the spread against the headline 42.6 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Board of Water Electric & Communications's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI climbed from 36.4 to 42.6 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.
43 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Board of Water Electric & Communications from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Board of Water Electric & Communications SAIDI trend
Board of Water Electric & Communications vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
43 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 86% 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 Board of Water Electric & Communications sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Board of Water Electric & Communications charges more per customer than 98% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 88% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $5,583/year · Latest SAIDI: 42.6 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 42.6 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 36.4 | 8.2 | 0.293 | 11,525 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 0.147 | 11,575 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.160 | 11,715 |
| 2023 | 42.6 | 13.7 | 0.652 | 11,695 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Board of Water Electric & Communications serves 2 ZIP codes in Iowa.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Board of Water Electric & Communications?
Board of Water Electric & Communications had a SAIDI of 42.6 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 13.7 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Board of Water Electric & Communications?
Board of Water Electric & Communications is classified as a Municipal serving Iowa.
How many customers does Board of Water Electric & Communications serve?
Board of Water Electric & Communications serves approximately 11,695 customers in Iowa.
How has Board of Water Electric & Communications's reliability changed over time?
Board of Water Electric & Communications 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
- Municipal
- State
- Iowa
- Customers
- 11,695
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 13143
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Board of Water Electric & Communications. 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 (12K here), outside Iowa.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (42.6 here), outside Iowa, 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.