Municipal · North Carolina · EIA 16226
City of Rocky Mount - (NC)
Municipal · North Carolina · 29K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 116 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 72 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 29K customers.
- 116 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.59
- SAIFI 2023
- 72 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 29K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack City of Rocky Mount - (NC) filings show
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) is a municipally-owned utility operating in North Carolina under EIA identifier 16226. It reports service to approximately 29,196 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 4 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 Rocky Mount - (NC) customer experienced 115.5 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 1.59 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 72.4 minutes, and the spread against the headline 115.5 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI climbed from 101.4 to 115.5 minutes over that window, a shift that can point to 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.
116 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for City of Rocky Mount - (NC) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) SAIDI trend
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
116 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 62% 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 Rocky Mount - (NC) 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 Rocky Mount - (NC) charges more per customer than 50% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 65% 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: $2,536/year · Latest SAIDI: 115.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 115.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 101.4 | 56.6 | 1.530 | 28,575 |
| 2021 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 1.110 | 28,956 |
| 2022 | 115.7 | 67.7 | 1.660 | 28,992 |
| 2023 | 115.5 | 72.4 | 1.590 | 29,399 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) serves 4 ZIP codes in North Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Rocky Mount - (NC)?
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) had a SAIDI of 115.5 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 Rocky Mount - (NC)?
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) is classified as a Municipal serving North Carolina.
How many customers does City of Rocky Mount - (NC) serve?
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) serves approximately 29,196 customers in North Carolina.
How has City of Rocky Mount - (NC)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) 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
- North Carolina
- Customers
- 29,196
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 16226
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Rocky Mount - (NC). 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 (29K here), outside North Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (115.5 here), outside North Carolina, 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.