Municipal · Florida · EIA 18445
City of Tallahassee - (FL)
Municipal · Florida · 113K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 353 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Tallahassee - (FL) shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 353 minutes SAIDI across 113K customers.
- 353 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 3.02
- SAIFI 2023
- 113K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage City of Tallahassee - (FL) filings show
City of Tallahassee - (FL) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Florida under EIA identifier 18445. It reports service to approximately 113,300 customer accounts and generated about $0.30 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 15 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 Tallahassee - (FL) customer experienced 352.6 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That is substantially above the 120–180 minute national benchmark, indicating either storm-prone geography, aging infrastructure, or extended restoration windows. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 3.02, putting the typical customer at roughly 3 distinct interruptions that year.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for City of Tallahassee - (FL), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 148.2 to 352.6 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.
353 outage minutes per customer annually
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 Tallahassee - (FL) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Tallahassee - (FL) SAIDI trend
City of Tallahassee - (FL) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
353 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 26% 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 Tallahassee - (FL) 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 Tallahassee - (FL) charges more per customer than 55% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 29% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,615/year · Latest SAIDI: 352.6 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 148.2 | 1.839 |
| 2021 | 88.9 | 1.290 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 0.171 |
| 2023 | 352.6 | 3.020 |
Service Area
City of Tallahassee - (FL) serves 15 ZIP codes in Florida.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Tallahassee - (FL)?
City of Tallahassee - (FL) had a SAIDI of 352.6 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure runs above the national average, pointing to below-average reliability.
What type of utility is City of Tallahassee - (FL)?
City of Tallahassee - (FL) is classified as a Municipal serving Florida.
How many customers does City of Tallahassee - (FL) serve?
City of Tallahassee - (FL) serves approximately 113,300 customers in Florida.
How has City of Tallahassee - (FL)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Tallahassee - (FL) has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Municipal
- State
- Florida
- Customers
- 113,300
- Annual Revenue
- $0.30B
- EIA ID
- 18445
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Tallahassee - (FL). 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 Florida.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (352.6 here), outside Florida, 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.