Cooperative · Mississippi · EIA 2849
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS)
Cooperative · Mississippi · 39K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 895 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 264 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (895 minutes including them) across 39K customers.
- 895 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 5.53
- SAIFI 2023
- 264 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 39K
- 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 Power Assn - (MS) filings show
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Mississippi under EIA identifier 2849. It reports service to approximately 38,637 customer accounts and generated about $0.10 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 35 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 Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) customer experienced 895.3 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 5.53 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 6 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 263.6 minutes; the difference from the headline 895.3 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 Central Electric Power Assn - (MS), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 572.6 to 895.3 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.
895 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 Power Assn - (MS) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) SAIDI trend
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
895 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 8% 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 Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) 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 Power Assn - (MS) charges more per customer than 57% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 9% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,636/year · Latest SAIDI: 895.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 895.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 572.6 | 351.4 | - |
| 2021 | 83.8 | 5.1 | - |
| 2022 | 404.8 | 333.6 | 5.712 |
| 2023 | 895.3 | 263.6 | 5.530 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) serves 35 ZIP codes in Mississippi.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Central Electric Power Assn - (MS)?
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) had a SAIDI of 895.3 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 263.6 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Central Electric Power Assn - (MS)?
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) is classified as a Cooperative serving Mississippi.
How many customers does Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) serve?
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) serves approximately 38,637 customers in Mississippi.
How has Central Electric Power Assn - (MS)'s reliability changed over time?
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) 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
- Cooperative
- State
- Mississippi
- Customers
- 38,637
- Annual Revenue
- $0.10B
- EIA ID
- 2849
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Central Electric Power Assn - (MS). 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 (39K here), outside Mississippi.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (895.3 here), outside Mississippi, 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.