Municipal · Washington · EIA 15979
City of Richland - (WA)
Municipal · Washington · 27K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 78 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Richland - (WA) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 31 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (78 minutes including them) across 27K customers.
- 78 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.01
- SAIFI 2023
- 31 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 27K
- 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 Richland - (WA) filings show
City of Richland - (WA) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Washington under EIA identifier 15979. It reports service to approximately 27,048 customer accounts and generated about $0.08 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 2 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 Richland - (WA) customer experienced 77.5 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (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 1.01, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 31.5 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 77.5 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
City of Richland - (WA) has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 18.9 to 77.5 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.
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.
78 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Richland - (WA) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Richland - (WA) SAIDI trend
City of Richland - (WA) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
78 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 72% 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 Richland - (WA) 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 Richland - (WA) charges more per customer than 68% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 75% 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: $2,863/year · Latest SAIDI: 77.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 77.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 0.593 | 25,613 |
| 2021 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 0.525 | 26,485 |
| 2022 | 261.4 | 15.9 | 1.744 | 26,792 |
| 2023 | 77.5 | 31.5 | 1.010 | 27,048 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Richland - (WA) serves 2 ZIP codes in Washington.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Richland - (WA)?
City of Richland - (WA) had a SAIDI of 77.5 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 31.5 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 weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Richland - (WA)?
City of Richland - (WA) is classified as a Municipal serving Washington.
How many customers does City of Richland - (WA) serve?
City of Richland - (WA) serves approximately 27,048 customers in Washington.
How has City of Richland - (WA)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Richland - (WA) has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Municipal
- State
- Washington
- Customers
- 27,048
- Annual Revenue
- $0.08B
- EIA ID
- 15979
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Richland - (WA). 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 (27K here), outside Washington.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (77.5 here), outside Washington, 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.