Municipal · Texas · EIA 2409
Brownsville Public Utilities Board
Municipal · Texas · 54K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 147 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Brownsville Public Utilities Board shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 92 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 54K customers.
- 147 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.06
- SAIFI 2023
- 92 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 54K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack Brownsville Public Utilities Board filings show
Brownsville Public Utilities Board is a municipally-owned utility operating in Texas under EIA identifier 2409. It reports service to approximately 54,080 customer accounts and generated about $0.17 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 8 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 Brownsville Public Utilities Board customer experienced 146.7 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 2.06 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 92.3 minutes, and the spread against the headline 146.7 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
Brownsville Public Utilities Board has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 63.1 to 146.7 minutes, which may reflect either 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.
147 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Brownsville Public Utilities Board from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Brownsville Public Utilities Board SAIDI trend
Brownsville Public Utilities Board vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
147 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 54% 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 Brownsville Public Utilities Board sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Brownsville Public Utilities Board charges more per customer than 77% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 58% 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: $3,068/year · Latest SAIDI: 146.7 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 146.7 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 63.1 | 24.9 | 1.213 | 55,884 |
| 2021 | 192.7 | 29.7 | 0.897 | 55,997 |
| 2022 | 105.3 | 63.3 | 1.902 | 55,884 |
| 2023 | 146.7 | 92.3 | 2.058 | 59,540 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Brownsville Public Utilities Board serves 8 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Brownsville Public Utilities Board?
Brownsville Public Utilities Board had a SAIDI of 146.7 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Brownsville Public Utilities Board?
Brownsville Public Utilities Board is classified as a Municipal serving Texas.
How many customers does Brownsville Public Utilities Board serve?
Brownsville Public Utilities Board serves approximately 54,080 customers in Texas.
How has Brownsville Public Utilities Board's reliability changed over time?
Brownsville Public Utilities Board 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
- Municipal
- State
- Texas
- Customers
- 54,080
- Annual Revenue
- $0.17B
- EIA ID
- 2409
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Brownsville Public Utilities Board. 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 (54K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (146.7 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.