City of Columbus - (OH)

What This Utility Data Tells You

City of Columbus - (OH) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Ohio under EIA identifier 4065. It reports service to approximately 18,607 customer accounts and generated about $0.09 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 63 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 Columbus - (OH) customer experienced 325.9 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That is substantially above the 120–180 minute national benchmark, indicating either storm-prone geography, aging infrastructure, or extended restoration windows. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.31 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 325.9 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 325.9 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), City of Columbus - (OH)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 216.1 to 325.9 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.