Municipal · Kentucky · EIA 2056
City of Bowling Green - (KY)
Municipal · Kentucky · 32K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 48 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Bowling Green - (KY) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 48 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 32K customers.
- 48 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.75
- SAIFI 2023
- 48 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 32K
- 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 Bowling Green - (KY) filings show
City of Bowling Green - (KY) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Kentucky under EIA identifier 2056. It reports service to approximately 32,045 customer accounts and generated about $0.09 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 4 ZIP codes. Being municipally owned, the utility answers to a local board or city council rather than a state commission, and carries a federal income tax exemption.
In 2023, the average City of Bowling Green - (KY) customer experienced 48.3 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.75 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 48.3 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 48.3 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for City of Bowling Green - (KY), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 112.0 down to 48.3 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing 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.
48 minutes per customer per year
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 Bowling Green - (KY) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Bowling Green - (KY) SAIDI trend
City of Bowling Green - (KY) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
48 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 84% 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 Bowling Green - (KY) 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 Bowling Green - (KY) charges more per customer than 62% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 86% 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: $2,730/year · Latest SAIDI: 48.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 48.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 112.0 | 31.8 | 0.738 | 31,078 |
| 2021 | 86.9 | 42.0 | 0.938 | 29,268 |
| 2022 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 0.856 | 31,353 |
| 2023 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 0.750 | 31,532 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Bowling Green - (KY) serves 4 ZIP codes in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Bowling Green - (KY)?
City of Bowling Green - (KY) had a SAIDI of 48.3 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 Bowling Green - (KY)?
City of Bowling Green - (KY) is classified as a Municipal serving Kentucky.
How many customers does City of Bowling Green - (KY) serve?
City of Bowling Green - (KY) serves approximately 32,045 customers in Kentucky.
How has City of Bowling Green - (KY)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Bowling Green - (KY) 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
- Municipal
- State
- Kentucky
- Customers
- 32,045
- Annual Revenue
- $0.09B
- EIA ID
- 2056
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Bowling Green - (KY). 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 (32K here), outside Kentucky.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (48.3 here), outside Kentucky, 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.