Municipal · Louisiana · EIA 16463
City of Ruston - (LA)
Municipal · Louisiana · 12K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 245 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Ruston - (LA) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 245 minutes SAIDI across 12K customers.
- 245 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.93
- SAIFI 2023
- 12K
- 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 Ruston - (LA) filings show
City of Ruston - (LA) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Louisiana under EIA identifier 16463. It reports service to approximately 11,618 customer accounts and generated about $0.01 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 Ruston - (LA) customer experienced 244.8 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.93 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for City of Ruston - (LA), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 217.9 to 244.8 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
245 minutes per customer per year
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 Ruston - (LA) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Ruston - (LA) SAIDI trend
City of Ruston - (LA) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
245 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 36% 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 Ruston - (LA) 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 Ruston - (LA) charges more per customer than 0% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 39% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $1,197/year · Latest SAIDI: 244.8 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 217.9 | 2.340 | 10,939 |
| 2021 | 200.0 | - | 11,324 |
| 2022 | 169.9 | 2.000 | 11,507 |
| 2023 | 244.8 | 1.930 | 11,612 |
Service Area
City of Ruston - (LA) serves 3 ZIP codes in Louisiana.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Ruston - (LA)?
City of Ruston - (LA) had a SAIDI of 244.8 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is City of Ruston - (LA)?
City of Ruston - (LA) is classified as a Municipal serving Louisiana.
How many customers does City of Ruston - (LA) serve?
City of Ruston - (LA) serves approximately 11,618 customers in Louisiana.
How has City of Ruston - (LA)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Ruston - (LA) 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
- Louisiana
- Customers
- 11,618
- Annual Revenue
- $0.01B
- EIA ID
- 16463
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Ruston - (LA). 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 (12K here), outside Louisiana.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (244.8 here), outside Louisiana, 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.