Cooperative · North Carolina · EIA 3250
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)
Cooperative · North Carolina · 24K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 319 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 163 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 24K customers.
- 319 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 163 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: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) filings show
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in North Carolina under EIA identifier 3250. It reports service to approximately 24,302 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 24 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 Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) customer experienced 318.6 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 163.2 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 318.6 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 263.4 to 318.6 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.
319 min/year per customer
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) SAIDI trend
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
319 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 29% 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 Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) charges more per customer than 36% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 32% 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: $2,302/year · Latest SAIDI: 318.6 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 318.6 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 263.4 | 108.5 | - | 23,394 |
| 2021 | 150.8 | 113.3 | - | 23,597 |
| 2022 | 722.7 | 155.8 | - | 23,965 |
| 2023 | 318.6 | 163.2 | - | 24,302 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) serves 24 ZIP codes in North Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)?
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) had a SAIDI of 318.6 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)?
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) is classified as a Cooperative serving North Carolina.
How many customers does Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) serve?
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) serves approximately 24,302 customers in North Carolina.
How has Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)'s reliability changed over time?
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) 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
- North Carolina
- Customers
- 24,302
- Annual Revenue
- $0.06B
- EIA ID
- 3250
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC). 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 North Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (318.6 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.