Municipal California

City of Glendale - (CA)

89min
SAIDI 2023
1.21
SAIFI 2023
90,578
Customers

What This Utility Data Tells You

City of Glendale - (CA) is a municipally-owned utility operating in California under EIA identifier 7294. It reports service to approximately 90,578 customer accounts and generated about $0.22 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 31 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 Glendale - (CA) customer experienced 89.0 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.21 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 89.0 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 89.0 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.

City of Glendale - (CA) has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 54.0 to 89.0 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.

SAIDI

89 min per year

Yearly outage minutes, on average (2023)

SAIFI

1.21 interruptions/yr

Average interruption count (2023)

Customers

90,578

Served in California

SAIDI vs. National Average (180 min) 22.2%

89 min/year per customer

City of Glendale - (CA) SAIDI

Annual minutes without electric service (2023)

89 SAIDI89 SAIDINat. avg 120120SAIDI89SAIDI

Good

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 54.0 54.0 1.072 -
2021 55.9 55.9 0.747 -
2022 76.2 76.2 0.866 -
2023 89.0 89.0 1.213 -

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

City of Glendale - (CA) serves 31 ZIP codes in California.

90027900399004190065910119102091042910469110391105912019120291203912049120591206912079120891209912109121491221912229122491225912269135291393915019150291506

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is City of Glendale - (CA)?

City of Glendale - (CA) had a SAIDI of 89.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.

What type of utility is City of Glendale - (CA)?

City of Glendale - (CA) is classified as a Municipal serving California.

How many customers does City of Glendale - (CA) serve?

City of Glendale - (CA) serves approximately 90,578 customers in California.

How has City of Glendale - (CA)'s reliability changed over time?

City of Glendale - (CA) 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
California
Customers
90,578
Annual Revenue
$0.22B
EIA ID
7294

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.

Every figure on PlainUtility is rendered directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form 861 reliability data, no number is typed in by an editor. This utility's SAIDI/SAIFI figures are rendered directly from EIA Form 861 reliability files. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2020-2023.