Municipal · Oregon · EIA 6582
City of Forest Grove
Municipal · Oregon · 11K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 19 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Forest Grove shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 19 minutes SAIDI across 11K customers.
- 19 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.40
- SAIFI 2023
- 11K
- 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 Forest Grove filings show
City of Forest Grove is a municipally-owned utility operating in Oregon under EIA identifier 6582. It reports service to approximately 11,226 customer accounts and generated about $0.02 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 2 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 Forest Grove customer experienced 19.2 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. 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 0.40, putting the typical customer at roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year.
City of Forest Grove 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 span, SAIDI rose from 7.6 to 19.2 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
19 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 Forest Grove from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Forest Grove SAIDI trend
City of Forest Grove vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
19 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 94% 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 Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove charges more per customer than 14% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 96% 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: $1,986/year · Latest SAIDI: 19.2 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.6 | 0.177 |
| 2021 | 18.6 | 0.364 |
| 2022 | 7.0 | 0.197 |
| 2023 | 19.2 | 0.400 |
Service Area
City of Forest Grove serves 2 ZIP codes in Oregon.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Forest Grove?
City of Forest Grove had a SAIDI of 19.2 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Forest Grove?
City of Forest Grove is classified as a Municipal serving Oregon.
How many customers does City of Forest Grove serve?
City of Forest Grove serves approximately 11,226 customers in Oregon.
How has City of Forest Grove's reliability changed over time?
City of Forest Grove 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
- State
- Oregon
- Customers
- 11,226
- Annual Revenue
- $0.02B
- EIA ID
- 6582
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Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Forest Grove. 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 (11K here), outside Oregon.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (19.2 here), outside Oregon, 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.