Municipal Massachusetts

City of Chicopee - (MA)

32min
SAIDI 2023
0.68
SAIFI 2023
26,438
Customers

What This Utility Data Tells You

City of Chicopee - (MA) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Massachusetts under EIA identifier 3477. It reports service to approximately 26,438 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 13 ZIP codes. As a municipal utility, it is typically governed by a local board or city council and is exempt from federal income tax.

In 2023, the average City of Chicopee - (MA) customer experienced 31.5 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. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 0.68 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year.

City of Chicopee - (MA) has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 226.2 down to 31.5 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes. Note: this figure is unusually low compared to typical U.S. utility performance and may reflect an incomplete EIA filing for this year rather than a genuine reliability improvement -- treat with caution and cross-check against City of Chicopee - (MA)'s other reported years.

SAIDI

32 min per year

Yearly outage minutes, on average (2023)

SAIFI

0.68 interruptions/yr

Outage frequency (2023)

Customers

26,438

Customers across Massachusetts

SAIDI vs. National Average (180 min) 7.9%

32 min/year per customer

City of Chicopee - (MA) SAIDI

Minutes without power per year (2023)

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Excellent

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 226.2 - 0.381 25,982
2021 27.9 - 0.558 26,019
2022 12.9 - 0.257 26,019
2023 31.5 - 0.679 26,032

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

City of Chicopee - (MA) serves 13 ZIP codes in Massachusetts.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is City of Chicopee - (MA)?

City of Chicopee - (MA) had a SAIDI of 31.5 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 Chicopee - (MA)?

City of Chicopee - (MA) is classified as a Municipal serving Massachusetts.

How many customers does City of Chicopee - (MA) serve?

City of Chicopee - (MA) serves approximately 26,438 customers in Massachusetts.

How has City of Chicopee - (MA)'s reliability changed over time?

City of Chicopee - (MA) 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
Customers
26,438
Annual Revenue
$0.07B
EIA ID
3477

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.

Every figure on PlainUtility is rendered directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form 861 reliability data, no number is typed in by an editor. This utility's SAIDI/SAIFI figures are rendered directly from EIA Form 861 reliability files. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2020-2023.