Municipal · Alabama · EIA 9094
City of Huntsville - (AL)
Municipal · Alabama · 196K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 65 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Huntsville - (AL) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 65 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 196K customers.
- 65 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.71
- SAIFI 2023
- 65 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 196K
- 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 Huntsville - (AL) filings show
City of Huntsville - (AL) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Alabama under EIA identifier 9094. It reports service to approximately 196,014 customer accounts and generated about $0.56 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 49 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 Huntsville - (AL) customer experienced 65.2 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. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.71 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 65.2 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 65.2 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for City of Huntsville - (AL), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot.
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.
65 min/year per customer
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Huntsville - (AL) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Huntsville - (AL) SAIDI trend
City of Huntsville - (AL) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
65 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 77% 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 Huntsville - (AL) 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 Huntsville - (AL) charges more per customer than 66% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 80% 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: $2,832/year · Latest SAIDI: 65.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 65.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | - | 80.4 | - | 193,577 |
| 2021 | 55.7 | 55.7 | 0.589 | 193,577 |
| 2022 | 63.3 | 63.3 | 0.694 | - |
| 2023 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 0.708 | - |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Huntsville - (AL) serves 49 ZIP codes in Alabama.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Huntsville - (AL)?
City of Huntsville - (AL) had a SAIDI of 65.2 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Huntsville - (AL)?
City of Huntsville - (AL) is classified as a Municipal serving Alabama.
How many customers does City of Huntsville - (AL) serve?
City of Huntsville - (AL) serves approximately 196,014 customers in Alabama.
How has City of Huntsville - (AL)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Huntsville - (AL) has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Municipal
- State
- Alabama
- Customers
- 196,014
- Annual Revenue
- $0.56B
- EIA ID
- 9094
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Huntsville - (AL). 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 (196K here), outside Alabama.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (65.2 here), outside Alabama, 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.