Municipal · Minnesota · EIA 5773
City of Elk River
Municipal · Minnesota · 13K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 14 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Elk River shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 6 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (14 minutes including them) across 13K customers.
- 14 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.17
- SAIFI 2023
- 6 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 Elk River filings show
City of Elk River is a municipally-owned utility operating in Minnesota under EIA identifier 5773. It reports service to approximately 13,232 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 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 Elk River customer experienced 14.1 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.17, putting the typical customer at roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 5.8 minutes; the difference from the headline 14.1 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 Elk River, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 15.8 down to 14.1 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.
14 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 Elk River from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Elk River SAIDI trend
City of Elk River vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
14 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 95% 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 Elk River 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 Elk River charges more per customer than 86% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 97% 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: $3,391/year · Latest SAIDI: 14.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 14.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 0.158 | 12,365 |
| 2021 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 0.390 | 12,789 |
| 2022 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 0.147 | 12,955 |
| 2023 | 14.1 | 5.8 | 0.166 | 13,232 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Elk River serves 1 ZIP code in Minnesota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Elk River?
City of Elk River had a SAIDI of 14.1 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 5.8 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Elk River?
City of Elk River is classified as a Municipal serving Minnesota.
How many customers does City of Elk River serve?
City of Elk River serves approximately 13,232 customers in Minnesota.
How has City of Elk River's reliability changed over time?
City of Elk River has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Municipal
- State
- Minnesota
- Customers
- 13,232
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 5773
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Elk River. 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 Minnesota.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (14.1 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.