Municipal · Iowa · EIA 3203
Cedar Falls Utilities
Municipal · Iowa · 20K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 4 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Cedar Falls Utilities shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 4 minutes SAIDI across 20K customers.
- 4 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.94
- SAIFI 2023
- 20K
- 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 Cedar Falls Utilities filings show
Cedar Falls Utilities is a municipally-owned utility operating in Iowa under EIA identifier 3203. It reports service to approximately 20,017 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 7 ZIP codes. Municipal ownership means a local board or city council typically oversees this utility, and it is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average Cedar Falls Utilities customer experienced 4.2 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (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. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.94 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Cedar Falls Utilities, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 18.3 to 4.2 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes.
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.
4 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 Cedar Falls Utilities from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Cedar Falls Utilities SAIDI trend
Cedar Falls Utilities vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
4 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 98% 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 Cedar Falls Utilities sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Cedar Falls Utilities charges more per customer than 29% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 99% 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: $2,218/year · Latest SAIDI: 4.2 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18.3 | 0.245 |
| 2021 | 31.9 | 0.535 |
| 2022 | 11.7 | 0.137 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 0.936 |
Service Area
Cedar Falls Utilities serves 7 ZIP codes in Iowa.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Cedar Falls Utilities?
Cedar Falls Utilities had a SAIDI of 4.2 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Cedar Falls Utilities?
Cedar Falls Utilities is classified as a Municipal serving Iowa.
How many customers does Cedar Falls Utilities serve?
Cedar Falls Utilities serves approximately 20,017 customers in Iowa.
How has Cedar Falls Utilities's reliability changed over time?
Cedar Falls Utilities 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
- Iowa
- Customers
- 20,017
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 3203
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Cedar Falls Utilities. 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 (20K here), outside Iowa.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (4.2 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.