Municipal Alabama

City of Scottsboro - (AL)

185min
SAIDI 2023
5.15
SAIFI 2023
8,665
Customers

What This Utility Data Tells You

City of Scottsboro - (AL) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Alabama under EIA identifier 16829. It reports service to approximately 8,665 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 1 ZIP code. 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 Scottsboro - (AL) customer experienced 184.5 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 5.15, putting the typical customer at roughly 5 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 184.5 minutes, and the spread against the headline 184.5 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), City of Scottsboro - (AL)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year.

SAIDI

185 min per year

Average outage minutes (2023)

SAIFI

5.15 interruptions/yr

Events per customer (2023)

Customers

8,665

Customers across Alabama

SAIDI vs. National Average (180 min) 46.1%

185 outage minutes per customer annually

City of Scottsboro - (AL) SAIDI

Power-out minutes per year (2023)

185 SAIDI185 SAIDINat. avg 120120SAIDI185SAIDI

Below Average

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 - 86.3 - 8,355
2021 44.1 44.1 1.732 8,646
2022 113.0 113.0 2.920 8,622
2023 184.5 184.5 5.150 -

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

City of Scottsboro - (AL) serves 1 ZIP code in Alabama.

35768

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is City of Scottsboro - (AL)?

City of Scottsboro - (AL) had a SAIDI of 184.5 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.

What type of utility is City of Scottsboro - (AL)?

City of Scottsboro - (AL) is classified as a Municipal serving Alabama.

How many customers does City of Scottsboro - (AL) serve?

City of Scottsboro - (AL) serves approximately 8,665 customers in Alabama.

How has City of Scottsboro - (AL)'s reliability changed over time?

City of Scottsboro - (AL) 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
Alabama
Customers
8,665
Annual Revenue
$0.03B
EIA ID
16829

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.

Every figure on PlainUtility is rendered directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form 861 reliability data, no number is typed in by an editor. This utility's SAIDI/SAIFI figures are rendered directly from EIA Form 861 reliability files. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2020-2023.