Municipal · Colorado · EIA 3989
City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
Municipal · Colorado · 253K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 46 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 46 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 253K customers.
- 46 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.64
- SAIFI 2023
- 46 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 253K
- 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 Colorado Springs - (CO) filings show
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Colorado under EIA identifier 3989. It reports service to approximately 253,193 customer accounts and generated about $0.48 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 50 ZIP codes. 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 Colorado Springs - (CO) customer experienced 45.9 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.64, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 45.9 minutes; the difference from the headline 45.9 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for City of Colorado Springs - (CO), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 53.9 to 45.9 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.
46 outage minutes per customer annually
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Colorado Springs - (CO) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) SAIDI trend
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
46 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 Colorado Springs - (CO) 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 Colorado Springs - (CO) charges more per customer than 11% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 87% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $1,908/year · Latest SAIDI: 45.9 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 45.9 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 0.930 | 265,723 |
| 2021 | 231.0 | 49.9 | 0.989 | 269,991 |
| 2022 | 42.3 | 36.2 | 0.634 | 261,957 |
| 2023 | 45.9 | 45.9 | 0.639 | 249,360 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) serves 50 ZIP codes in Colorado.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Colorado Springs - (CO)?
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) had a SAIDI of 45.9 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 Colorado Springs - (CO)?
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) is classified as a Municipal serving Colorado.
How many customers does City of Colorado Springs - (CO) serve?
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) serves approximately 253,193 customers in Colorado.
How has City of Colorado Springs - (CO)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) 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
- Colorado
- Customers
- 253,193
- Annual Revenue
- $0.48B
- EIA ID
- 3989
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Colorado Springs - (CO). 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 (253K here), outside Colorado.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (45.9 here), outside Colorado, 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.