Municipal · Minnesota · EIA 3400
City of Chaska - (MN)
Municipal · Minnesota · 11K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 9 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Chaska - (MN) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 9 minutes SAIDI across 11K customers.
- 9 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.13
- 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 Chaska - (MN) filings show
City of Chaska - (MN) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Minnesota under EIA identifier 3400. It reports service to approximately 11,259 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 1 ZIP code. 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 Chaska - (MN) customer experienced 8.7 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 0.13 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), City of Chaska - (MN)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has improved from 8.8 to 8.7 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.
9 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 Chaska - (MN) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Chaska - (MN) SAIDI trend
City of Chaska - (MN) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
9 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 97% 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 Chaska - (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 Chaska - (MN) charges more per customer than 98% 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: $5,194/year · Latest SAIDI: 8.7 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.8 | 0.120 |
| 2021 | 13.7 | 0.283 |
| 2022 | 16.5 | 0.217 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 0.130 |
Service Area
City of Chaska - (MN) serves 1 ZIP code in Minnesota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Chaska - (MN)?
City of Chaska - (MN) had a SAIDI of 8.7 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 Chaska - (MN)?
City of Chaska - (MN) is classified as a Municipal serving Minnesota.
How many customers does City of Chaska - (MN) serve?
City of Chaska - (MN) serves approximately 11,259 customers in Minnesota.
How has City of Chaska - (MN)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Chaska - (MN) 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
- Municipal
- State
- Minnesota
- Customers
- 11,259
- Annual Revenue
- $0.06B
- EIA ID
- 3400
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Chaska - (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 (8.7 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.