Cooperative · South Carolina · EIA 2212
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · South Carolina · 24K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 95 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 95 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 24K customers.
- 95 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 95 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 24K
- 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 Broad River Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in South Carolina under EIA identifier 2212. It reports service to approximately 23,947 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 33 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 Broad River Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 95.3 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (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. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 95.3 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 95.3 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Broad River Electric Coop, Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI dropped from 218.9 to 95.3 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely.
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.
95 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 Broad River Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Broad River 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
95 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 67% 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 Broad River 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, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 31% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 71% 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: $2,241/year · Latest SAIDI: 95.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 95.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 218.9 | 85.3 | - |
| 2021 | 64.0 | 64.0 | - |
| 2022 | 208.5 | 86.9 | - |
| 2023 | 95.3 | 95.3 | - |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc serves 33 ZIP codes in South Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Broad River Electric Coop, Inc?
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 95.3 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Broad River Electric Coop, Inc?
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving South Carolina.
How many customers does Broad River Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 23,947 customers in South Carolina.
How has Broad River Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc 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
- Cooperative
- State
- South Carolina
- Customers
- 23,947
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 2212
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Broad River 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 (24K here), outside South Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (95.3 here), outside South 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.