Municipal · Kansas · EIA 6941
City of Garden City
Municipal · Kansas · 12K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 17 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Garden City shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 17 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 12K customers.
- 17 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.42
- SAIFI 2023
- 17 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 12K
- 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 Garden City filings show
City of Garden City is a municipally-owned utility operating in Kansas under EIA identifier 6941. It reports service to approximately 11,867 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 1 ZIP code. 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 Garden City customer experienced 17.4 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 0.42, putting the typical customer at roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 17.4 minutes; the difference from the headline 17.4 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Only a single year of reliability data is available, so multi-year trend analysis is not yet possible for City of Garden City.
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.
17 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
City of Garden City vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
17 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 95% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where City of Garden City 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 Garden City charges more per customer than 69% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 96% 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: $2,885/year · Latest SAIDI: 17.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 17.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2023–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 0.420 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Garden City serves 1 ZIP code in Kansas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Garden City?
City of Garden City had a SAIDI of 17.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Garden City?
City of Garden City is classified as a Municipal serving Kansas.
How many customers does City of Garden City serve?
City of Garden City serves approximately 11,867 customers in Kansas.
How has City of Garden City's reliability changed over time?
Limited historical data is available for City of Garden City. Check the reliability trend table for the most recent figures.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Municipal
- State
- Kansas
- Customers
- 11,867
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 6941
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Garden City. 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 (12K here), outside Kansas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (17.4 here), outside Kansas, 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.