Municipal · Minnesota · EIA 295
City of Alexandria - (MN)
Municipal · Minnesota · 11K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 10 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Alexandria - (MN) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 10 minutes SAIDI across 11K customers.
- 10 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.29
- SAIFI 2023
- 11K
- 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 City of Alexandria - (MN) filings show
City of Alexandria - (MN) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Minnesota under EIA identifier 295. It reports service to approximately 10,613 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 1 ZIP code. 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 City of Alexandria - (MN) customer experienced 10.2 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. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 0.29 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year.
City of Alexandria - (MN) has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 12.0 to 10.2 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.
10 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Alexandria - (MN) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Alexandria - (MN) SAIDI trend
City of Alexandria - (MN) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
10 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 96% 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 City of Alexandria - (MN) sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, City of Alexandria - (MN) charges more per customer than 52% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 98% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,561/year · Latest SAIDI: 10.2 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12.0 | 0.400 | 10,263 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 0.079 | 10,367 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 0.114 | 10,514 |
| 2023 | 10.2 | 0.293 | 10,613 |
Service Area
City of Alexandria - (MN) serves 1 ZIP code in Minnesota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Alexandria - (MN)?
City of Alexandria - (MN) had a SAIDI of 10.2 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Alexandria - (MN)?
City of Alexandria - (MN) is classified as a Municipal serving Minnesota.
How many customers does City of Alexandria - (MN) serve?
City of Alexandria - (MN) serves approximately 10,613 customers in Minnesota.
How has City of Alexandria - (MN)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Alexandria - (MN) has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Municipal
- State
- Minnesota
- Customers
- 10,613
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 295
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Alexandria - (MN). 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 (11K here), outside Minnesota.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (10.2 here), outside Minnesota, 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.