Cooperative · North Carolina · EIA 3107
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp
Cooperative · North Carolina · 43K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 180 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 81 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (180 minutes including them) across 43K customers.
- 180 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.45
- SAIFI 2023
- 81 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 43K
- 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 Carteret-Craven El Member Corp filings show
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in North Carolina under EIA identifier 3107. It reports service to approximately 42,604 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 20 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 Carteret-Craven El Member Corp customer experienced 180.0 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.45 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 81.4 minutes; the difference from the headline 180.0 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Only a single year of reliability data is available, so multi-year trend analysis is not yet possible for Carteret-Craven El Member Corp.
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.
180 outage minutes per customer annually
Minutes without power per year (2023)
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
180 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 46% 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 Carteret-Craven El Member Corp sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Carteret-Craven El Member Corp charges more per customer than 2% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 50% 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: $1,611/year · Latest SAIDI: 180.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 180.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2023–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 180.0 | 81.4 | 1.452 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp serves 20 ZIP codes in North Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Carteret-Craven El Member Corp?
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp had a SAIDI of 180.0 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 81.4 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Carteret-Craven El Member Corp?
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving North Carolina.
How many customers does Carteret-Craven El Member Corp serve?
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp serves approximately 42,604 customers in North Carolina.
How has Carteret-Craven El Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Limited historical data is available for Carteret-Craven El Member Corp. Check the reliability trend table for the most recent figures.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- North Carolina
- Customers
- 42,604
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 3107
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Carteret-Craven El Member Corp. 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 (43K here), outside North Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (180.0 here), outside North 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.