Municipal · Minnesota · EIA 12894
City of Moorhead - (MN)
Municipal · Minnesota · 20K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 25 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Moorhead - (MN) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 25 minutes SAIDI across 20K customers.
- 25 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.67
- SAIFI 2023
- 20K
- 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 Moorhead - (MN) filings show
City of Moorhead - (MN) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Minnesota under EIA identifier 12894. It reports service to approximately 20,286 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 5 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 Moorhead - (MN) customer experienced 25.2 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 0.67 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), City of Moorhead - (MN)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 36.6 down to 25.2 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing 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.
25 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Moorhead - (MN) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Moorhead - (MN) SAIDI trend
City of Moorhead - (MN) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
25 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 92% 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 Moorhead - (MN) 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 Moorhead - (MN) charges more per customer than 19% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 94% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,066/year · Latest SAIDI: 25.2 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 36.6 | 0.961 | 20,148 |
| 2021 | 203.5 | 4.043 | 20,148 |
| 2022 | 18.7 | 0.417 | 19,855 |
| 2023 | 25.2 | 0.673 | 20,286 |
Service Area
City of Moorhead - (MN) serves 5 ZIP codes in Minnesota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Moorhead - (MN)?
City of Moorhead - (MN) had a SAIDI of 25.2 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Moorhead - (MN)?
City of Moorhead - (MN) is classified as a Municipal serving Minnesota.
How many customers does City of Moorhead - (MN) serve?
City of Moorhead - (MN) serves approximately 20,286 customers in Minnesota.
How has City of Moorhead - (MN)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Moorhead - (MN) 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
- Minnesota
- Customers
- 20,286
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 12894
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Moorhead - (MN). 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 Minnesota.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (25.2 here), outside Minnesota, 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.