Municipal · Minnesota · EIA 14246
City of Owatonna - (MN)
Municipal · Minnesota · 12K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 44 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Owatonna - (MN) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 14 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (44 minutes including them) across 12K customers.
- 44 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.61
- SAIFI 2023
- 14 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 12K
- 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 Owatonna - (MN) filings show
City of Owatonna - (MN) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Minnesota under EIA identifier 14246. It reports service to approximately 12,235 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 1 ZIP code. 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 Owatonna - (MN) customer experienced 44.1 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.61, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 13.7 minutes; the difference from the headline 44.1 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 Owatonna - (MN), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 26.3 to 44.1 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.
44 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 Owatonna - (MN) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Owatonna - (MN) SAIDI trend
City of Owatonna - (MN) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
44 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 85% 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 Owatonna - (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 Owatonna - (MN) charges more per customer than 90% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 88% 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: $3,657/year · Latest SAIDI: 44.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 44.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 0.367 | 10,016 |
| 2021 | 128.1 | 29.3 | 1.815 | 12,166 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.108 | 12,166 |
| 2023 | 44.1 | 13.7 | 0.615 | 12,489 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Owatonna - (MN) serves 1 ZIP code in Minnesota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Owatonna - (MN)?
City of Owatonna - (MN) had a SAIDI of 44.1 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 13.7 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Owatonna - (MN)?
City of Owatonna - (MN) is classified as a Municipal serving Minnesota.
How many customers does City of Owatonna - (MN) serve?
City of Owatonna - (MN) serves approximately 12,235 customers in Minnesota.
How has City of Owatonna - (MN)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Owatonna - (MN) has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Municipal
- State
- Minnesota
- Customers
- 12,235
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 14246
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Owatonna - (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 (12K here), outside Minnesota.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (44.1 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.