Municipal · Tennessee · EIA 10906

City of Lenoir - (TN)

Municipal · Tennessee · 75K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2021 shows SAIDI 157 minutes/customer.

Reliability verdict

City of Lenoir - (TN) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2021: 157 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 75K customers.

157 min
SAIDI 2021
1.57
SAIFI 2021
157 min
SAIDI ex-MED
75K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.

What mid-pack City of Lenoir - (TN) filings show

City of Lenoir - (TN) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Tennessee under EIA identifier 10906. It reports service to approximately 74,767 customer accounts and generated about $0.20 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 2 ZIP codes. Municipal ownership means a local board or city council typically oversees this utility, and it is exempt from federal income tax.

In 2021, the average City of Lenoir - (TN) customer experienced 157.3 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.57 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 157.3 minutes; the difference from the headline 157.3 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.

The EIA dataset includes 2 years of continuous reporting (2020–2021) for City of Lenoir - (TN), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. At roughly 157.3 minutes throughout that period, SAIDI shows a stable operating pattern.

D
Reliability Score
40/100
City of Lenoir - (TN) · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability F 157.3 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration C- 157.3 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency D 1.57/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 21.0%

157 min/year per customer

City of Lenoir - (TN) SAIDI

Annual minutes without electric service (2021)

157 SAIDI157 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI157SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2021)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Lenoir - (TN) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

City of Lenoir - (TN) SAIDI trend

0 30 60 90 120 150 180 2020 2021 157.3 157.3
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

City of Lenoir - (TN) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

157 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 51% 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

SAIDI 2021 breakdown: 157.3 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2021)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 157.3 157.3 1.570 67,978
2021 157.3 157.3 1.570 67,978

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

Service Area

City of Lenoir - (TN) serves 2 ZIP codes in Tennessee.

3777137772

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is City of Lenoir - (TN)?

City of Lenoir - (TN) had a SAIDI of 157.3 minutes in 2021. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.

What type of utility is City of Lenoir - (TN)?

City of Lenoir - (TN) is classified as a Municipal serving Tennessee.

How many customers does City of Lenoir - (TN) serve?

City of Lenoir - (TN) serves approximately 74,767 customers in Tennessee.

How has City of Lenoir - (TN)'s reliability changed over time?

City of Lenoir - (TN) has 2 years of reliability data (2020-2021). 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
Tennessee
Customers
74,767
Annual Revenue
$0.20B
EIA ID
10906

Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for City of Lenoir - (TN). Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.

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.