SAIDI
44 min per year
Yearly outage minutes, on average (2023)
What This Utility Data Tells You
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.
SAIFI
0.61 interruptions/yr
Events per customer (2023)
Customers
12,235
Served in Minnesota
SAIDI vs. National Average (180 min) 11.0%
44 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
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.
55060
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
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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.
Every figure on PlainUtility is rendered directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form 861 reliability data, no number is typed in by an editor. This utility's SAIDI/SAIFI figures are rendered directly from EIA Form 861 reliability files. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2020-2023.