Municipal · California · EIA 16088
City of Riverside - (CA)
Municipal · California · 113K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 67 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Riverside - (CA) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 61 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 113K customers.
- 67 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.53
- SAIFI 2023
- 61 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 113K
- 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 Riverside - (CA) filings show
City of Riverside - (CA) is a municipally-owned utility operating in California under EIA identifier 16088. It reports service to approximately 112,764 customer accounts and generated about $0.34 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 22 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 Riverside - (CA) customer experienced 67.4 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. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 0.53 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 60.6 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 67.4 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for City of Riverside - (CA), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 87.1 to 67.4 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching 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.
67 minutes per customer per year
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 Riverside - (CA) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Riverside - (CA) SAIDI trend
City of Riverside - (CA) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
67 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 Riverside - (CA) 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 Riverside - (CA) charges more per customer than 73% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 79% 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: $2,985/year · Latest SAIDI: 67.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 67.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 87.1 | 87.1 | 0.780 | 110,480 |
| 2021 | 116.3 | 83.0 | 0.800 | 111,742 |
| 2022 | 78.7 | 73.5 | 0.670 | 112,230 |
| 2023 | 67.4 | 60.6 | 0.530 | 112,764 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Riverside - (CA) serves 22 ZIP codes in California.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Riverside - (CA)?
City of Riverside - (CA) had a SAIDI of 67.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Riverside - (CA)?
City of Riverside - (CA) is classified as a Municipal serving California.
How many customers does City of Riverside - (CA) serve?
City of Riverside - (CA) serves approximately 112,764 customers in California.
How has City of Riverside - (CA)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Riverside - (CA) 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
- California
- Customers
- 112,764
- Annual Revenue
- $0.34B
- EIA ID
- 16088
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Riverside - (CA). 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 (113K here), outside California.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (67.4 here), outside California, 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.