Municipal · California · EIA 16655
City of Santa Clara - (CA)
Municipal · California · 57K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 149 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Santa Clara - (CA) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 66 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (149 minutes including them) across 57K customers.
- 149 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.34
- SAIFI 2023
- 66 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 57K
- 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 Santa Clara - (CA) filings show
City of Santa Clara - (CA) is a municipally-owned utility operating in California under EIA identifier 16655. It reports service to approximately 57,011 customer accounts and generated about $0.61 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 17 ZIP codes. Municipal ownership means a local board or city council typically oversees this utility, and it is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average City of Santa Clara - (CA) customer experienced 148.5 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or 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. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.34 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 65.6 minutes, and the spread against the headline 148.5 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
City of Santa Clara - (CA) has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 169.2 down to 148.5 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing 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.
149 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 Santa Clara - (CA) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Santa Clara - (CA) SAIDI trend
City of Santa Clara - (CA) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
149 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 53% 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 Santa Clara - (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 Santa Clara - (CA) charges more per customer than 100% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 57% 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: $10,734/year · Latest SAIDI: 148.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 148.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 169.2 | - | 0.930 | - |
| 2021 | 81.2 | - | 0.710 | - |
| 2022 | 83.3 | - | 1.040 | - |
| 2023 | 148.5 | 65.6 | 1.340 | 58,701 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Santa Clara - (CA) serves 17 ZIP codes in California.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Santa Clara - (CA)?
City of Santa Clara - (CA) had a SAIDI of 148.5 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 65.6 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 storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Santa Clara - (CA)?
City of Santa Clara - (CA) is classified as a Municipal serving California.
How many customers does City of Santa Clara - (CA) serve?
City of Santa Clara - (CA) serves approximately 57,011 customers in California.
How has City of Santa Clara - (CA)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Santa Clara - (CA) 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
- California
- Customers
- 57,011
- Annual Revenue
- $0.61B
- EIA ID
- 16655
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Santa Clara - (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 (57K here), outside California.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (148.5 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.