Municipal · Tennessee · EIA 10579
City of LaFollette
Municipal · Tennessee · 23K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 486 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of LaFollette shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 486 minutes SAIDI across 23K customers.
- 486 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 5.00
- SAIFI 2023
- 23K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage City of LaFollette filings show
City of LaFollette is a municipally-owned utility operating in Tennessee under EIA identifier 10579. It reports service to approximately 23,160 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 8 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 LaFollette customer experienced 486.0 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That exceeds the 120–180 minute national benchmark by a wide margin, a pattern often tied to severe weather exposure, older infrastructure, or longer repair windows. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 5.00 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 5 distinct interruptions that year.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for City of LaFollette, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 577.0 to 486.0 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching 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.
486 outage minutes per customer annually
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 LaFollette from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of LaFollette SAIDI trend
City of LaFollette vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
486 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 18% 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 LaFollette 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 LaFollette charges more per customer than 28% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 21% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,210/year · Latest SAIDI: 486.0 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 577.0 | 338.0 | 5.300 | 22,056 |
| 2021 | 409.0 | 314.0 | 5.000 | 22,306 |
| 2022 | 607.0 | 384.0 | 6.000 | 22,544 |
| 2023 | 486.0 | - | 5.000 | 22,776 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of LaFollette serves 8 ZIP codes in Tennessee.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of LaFollette?
City of LaFollette had a SAIDI of 486.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of LaFollette?
City of LaFollette is classified as a Municipal serving Tennessee.
How many customers does City of LaFollette serve?
City of LaFollette serves approximately 23,160 customers in Tennessee.
How has City of LaFollette's reliability changed over time?
City of LaFollette 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
- Tennessee
- Customers
- 23,160
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 10579
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of LaFollette. 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 (23K here), outside Tennessee.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (486.0 here), outside Tennessee, 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.