Cooperative · Ohio · EIA 2502
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Ohio · 19K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 1712 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 1708 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 19K customers.
- 1712 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 3.36
- SAIFI 2023
- 1708 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 19K
- 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 Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc filings show
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Ohio under EIA identifier 2502. It reports service to approximately 18,700 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 43 ZIP codes. Cooperative ownership means the utility is run for the benefit of the ratepayer-members who elect its board, rather than for shareholder returns, which can shift how rate and investment decisions get made.
In 2023, the average Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc customer experienced 1712.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That exceeds the 120–180 minute national benchmark by a wide margin, a pattern often tied to severe weather exposure, older infrastructure, or longer repair windows. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 3.36 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 3 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 1708.4 minutes; the difference from the headline 1712.4 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 495.6 to 1712.4 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.
1712 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
1,712 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 3% 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 Buckeye Rural Elec 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, Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 34% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 3% 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: $2,271/year · Latest SAIDI: 1712.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 1712.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 495.6 | 495.6 | 2.020 | 18,571 |
| 2021 | 6005.4 | 547.8 | 3.900 | 18,776 |
| 2022 | 1792.5 | 729.9 | 4.200 | 18,781 |
| 2023 | 1712.4 | 1708.4 | 3.356 | 18,857 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc serves 43 ZIP codes in Ohio.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc?
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 1712.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc?
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Ohio.
How many customers does Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc serve?
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc serves approximately 18,700 customers in Ohio.
How has Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). 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
- Ohio
- Customers
- 18,700
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 2502
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Buckeye Rural Elec 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 (19K here), outside Ohio.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (1712.4 here), outside Ohio, 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.