IOU · New York · EIA 3249
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp
IOU · New York · 282K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 345 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 151 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (345 minutes including them) across 282K customers.
- 345 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.50
- SAIFI 2023
- 151 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 282K
- 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 Hudson Gas & Elec Corp filings show
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp is an investor-owned utility operating in New York under EIA identifier 3249. It reports service to approximately 282,355 customer accounts and generated about $0.65 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 195 ZIP codes. Investor ownership puts this utility under the regulatory authority of the state public utility commission, which reviews its rate requests and reliability record.
In 2023, the average Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp customer experienced 344.8 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.50 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 150.6 minutes, and the spread against the headline 344.8 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 922.8 to 344.8 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.
345 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp SAIDI trend
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
345 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 26% 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 Hudson Gas & Elec 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, Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp charges more per customer than 36% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 29% 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: $2,312/year · Latest SAIDI: 344.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 344.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 922.8 | 183.6 | 2.150 |
| 2021 | 373.2 | 227.3 | 1.800 |
| 2022 | 704.5 | 172.2 | 1.900 |
| 2023 | 344.8 | 150.6 | 1.500 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp serves 195 ZIP codes in New York.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp?
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp had a SAIDI of 344.8 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 150.6 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp?
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp is classified as a IOU serving New York.
How many customers does Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp serve?
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp serves approximately 282,355 customers in New York.
How has Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp's reliability changed over time?
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp 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
- IOU
- State
- New York
- Customers
- 282,355
- Annual Revenue
- $0.65B
- EIA ID
- 3249
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Central Hudson Gas & Elec 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 (282K here), outside New York.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (344.8 here), outside New York, 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.