Municipal · Ohio · EIA 14381
City of Painesville
Municipal · Ohio · 13K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 68 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Painesville shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 61 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 13K customers.
- 68 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.48
- SAIFI 2023
- 61 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 Painesville filings show
City of Painesville is a municipally-owned utility operating in Ohio under EIA identifier 14381. It reports service to approximately 12,655 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 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 Painesville customer experienced 68.2 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. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.48 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 60.6 minutes; the difference from the headline 68.2 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 Painesville's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 91.1 down to 68.2 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.
68 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 Painesville from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Painesville SAIDI trend
City of Painesville vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
68 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 76% 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 Painesville 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 Painesville charges more per customer than 20% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 79% 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: $2,073/year · Latest SAIDI: 68.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 68.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 91.1 | 71.3 | 0.890 | 12,239 |
| 2021 | 178.5 | 47.4 | 1.323 | 12,239 |
| 2022 | 155.4 | 49.5 | 1.400 | 12,590 |
| 2023 | 68.2 | 60.6 | 0.483 | 12,651 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Painesville serves 1 ZIP code in Ohio.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Painesville?
City of Painesville had a SAIDI of 68.2 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 Painesville?
City of Painesville is classified as a Municipal serving Ohio.
How many customers does City of Painesville serve?
City of Painesville serves approximately 12,655 customers in Ohio.
How has City of Painesville's reliability changed over time?
City of Painesville 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
- Ohio
- Customers
- 12,655
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 14381
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Painesville. 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 Ohio.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (68.2 here), outside Ohio, 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.