Municipal · Oklahoma · EIA 15202

City of Ponca City - (OK)

Municipal · Oklahoma · 16K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 86 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

City of Ponca City - (OK) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 86 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 16K customers.

86 min
SAIDI 2023
0.94
SAIFI 2023
86 min
SAIDI ex-MED
16K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).

What short-outage City of Ponca City - (OK) filings show

City of Ponca City - (OK) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Oklahoma under EIA identifier 15202. It reports service to approximately 15,891 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 3 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 Ponca City - (OK) customer experienced 85.8 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.94 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 85.8 minutes, and the spread against the headline 85.8 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.

City of Ponca City - (OK) has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI dropped from 1565.3 to 85.8 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely. Note: this figure is unusually low compared to typical U.S. utility performance and may reflect an incomplete EIA filing for this year rather than a genuine reliability improvement -- treat with caution and cross-check against City of Ponca City - (OK)'s other reported years.

C+
Reliability Score
63/100
City of Ponca City - (OK) · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability C 85.8 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration B 85.8 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency B- 0.94/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 11.4%

86 min/year per customer

City of Ponca City - (OK) SAIDI

Minutes without power per year (2023)

86 SAIDI86 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI86SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Ponca City - (OK) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

City of Ponca City - (OK) SAIDI trend

0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2020 2021 2022 2023 1565.3 102.9 181.3 85.8
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

City of Ponca City - (OK) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

86 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 70% 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 Ponca City - (OK) 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 Ponca City - (OK) charges more per customer than 42% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 73% 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.

City of Ponca City - (OK) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 50City of Ponca City - (OK), Price percentile: 42 · Reliability percentile: 73
City of Ponca City - (OK) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,395/year · Latest SAIDI: 85.8 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 85.8 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 1565.3 79.0 1.868 15,815
2021 102.9 89.0 1.116 15,880
2022 181.3 125.0 2.204 15,901
2023 85.8 85.8 0.941 15,891

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

City of Ponca City - (OK) serves 3 ZIP codes in Oklahoma.

746017460274604

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is City of Ponca City - (OK)?

City of Ponca City - (OK) had a SAIDI of 85.8 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.

What type of utility is City of Ponca City - (OK)?

City of Ponca City - (OK) is classified as a Municipal serving Oklahoma.

How many customers does City of Ponca City - (OK) serve?

City of Ponca City - (OK) serves approximately 15,891 customers in Oklahoma.

How has City of Ponca City - (OK)'s reliability changed over time?

City of Ponca City - (OK) 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
Oklahoma
Customers
15,891
Annual Revenue
$0.04B
EIA ID
15202

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for City of Ponca City - (OK). 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 (16K here), outside Oklahoma.

Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative 16K · MN Orcas Power & Light Coop 16K · WA Benton Rural Electric Assn 16K · WA Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc 16K · TX

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (85.8 here), outside Oklahoma, excluding the customer-peer set.

San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc 85.7 min · CO Boone Electric Coop 85.7 min · MO Superior Water and Light Co 86.1 min · WI City of Mesa - (AZ) 86.2 min · AZ

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.