Municipal · Mississippi · EIA 4068
City of Columbus - (MS)
Municipal · Mississippi · 13K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 86 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Columbus - (MS) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 67 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 13K customers.
- 86 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.91
- SAIFI 2023
- 67 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 13K
- 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 Columbus - (MS) filings show
City of Columbus - (MS) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Mississippi under EIA identifier 4068. It reports service to approximately 12,664 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 5 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 Columbus - (MS) customer experienced 86.2 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (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 0.91, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 67.5 minutes; the difference from the headline 86.2 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), City of Columbus - (MS)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 152.6 down to 86.2 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.
86 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Columbus - (MS) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Columbus - (MS) SAIDI trend
City of Columbus - (MS) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
86 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 69% 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 Columbus - (MS) 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 Columbus - (MS) charges more per customer than 76% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 73% 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: $3,055/year · Latest SAIDI: 86.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 86.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 152.6 | 28.7 | 1.164 | 12,752 |
| 2021 | 599.5 | 26.5 | 0.825 | 12,700 |
| 2022 | 92.2 | 22.5 | 0.760 | 12,698 |
| 2023 | 86.2 | 67.5 | 0.911 | 12,752 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Columbus - (MS) serves 5 ZIP codes in Mississippi.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Columbus - (MS)?
City of Columbus - (MS) had a SAIDI of 86.2 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 Columbus - (MS)?
City of Columbus - (MS) is classified as a Municipal serving Mississippi.
How many customers does City of Columbus - (MS) serve?
City of Columbus - (MS) serves approximately 12,664 customers in Mississippi.
How has City of Columbus - (MS)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Columbus - (MS) 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
- Mississippi
- Customers
- 12,664
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 4068
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Columbus - (MS). 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 (13K here), outside Mississippi.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (86.2 here), outside Mississippi, 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.