Municipal · Delaware · EIA 13519
City of Newark - (DE)
Municipal · Delaware · 13K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 31 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Newark - (DE) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 31 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 13K customers.
- 31 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.28
- SAIFI 2023
- 31 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 13K
- 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 Newark - (DE) filings show
City of Newark - (DE) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Delaware under EIA identifier 13519. It reports service to approximately 13,377 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 8 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 Newark - (DE) customer experienced 30.9 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.28 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 0 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 30.9 minutes; the difference from the headline 30.9 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for City of Newark - (DE), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI dropped from 103.4 to 30.9 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely.
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.
31 outage minutes per customer annually
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 Newark - (DE) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Newark - (DE) SAIDI trend
City of Newark - (DE) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
31 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 90% 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 Newark - (DE) 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 Newark - (DE) charges more per customer than 93% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 93% 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: $4,047/year · Latest SAIDI: 30.9 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 30.9 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 103.4 | 103.4 | 1.210 | 12,679 |
| 2021 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 0.373 | 12,933 |
| 2022 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 0.336 | 13,238 |
| 2023 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 0.281 | 13,377 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Newark - (DE) serves 8 ZIP codes in Delaware.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Newark - (DE)?
City of Newark - (DE) had a SAIDI of 30.9 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 Newark - (DE)?
City of Newark - (DE) is classified as a Municipal serving Delaware.
How many customers does City of Newark - (DE) serve?
City of Newark - (DE) serves approximately 13,377 customers in Delaware.
How has City of Newark - (DE)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Newark - (DE) 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
- Delaware
- Customers
- 13,377
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 13519
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Newark - (DE). 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 (13K here), outside Delaware.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (30.9 here), outside Delaware, 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.