Municipal · North Carolina · EIA 10966
City of Lexington - (NC)
Municipal · North Carolina · 20K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 238 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Lexington - (NC) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 103 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (238 minutes including them) across 20K customers.
- 238 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.63
- SAIFI 2023
- 103 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 20K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack City of Lexington - (NC) filings show
City of Lexington - (NC) is a municipally-owned utility operating in North Carolina under EIA identifier 10966. It reports service to approximately 20,031 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 3 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 Lexington - (NC) customer experienced 237.7 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.63 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 102.7 minutes; the difference from the headline 237.7 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), City of Lexington - (NC)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 126.4 to 237.7 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
238 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 Lexington - (NC) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Lexington - (NC) SAIDI trend
City of Lexington - (NC) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
238 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 37% 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 Lexington - (NC) 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 Lexington - (NC) charges more per customer than 28% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 40% 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: $2,213/year · Latest SAIDI: 237.7 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 237.7 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 126.4 | 54.5 | 2.107 |
| 2021 | 177.1 | 88.4 | 1.928 |
| 2022 | 508.2 | 154.3 | 4.382 |
| 2023 | 237.7 | 102.7 | 1.626 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Lexington - (NC) serves 3 ZIP codes in North Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Lexington - (NC)?
City of Lexington - (NC) had a SAIDI of 237.7 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 102.7 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is City of Lexington - (NC)?
City of Lexington - (NC) is classified as a Municipal serving North Carolina.
How many customers does City of Lexington - (NC) serve?
City of Lexington - (NC) serves approximately 20,031 customers in North Carolina.
How has City of Lexington - (NC)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Lexington - (NC) 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
- North Carolina
- Customers
- 20,031
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 10966
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Lexington - (NC). 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 (20K here), outside North Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (237.7 here), outside North Carolina, 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.