Municipal · Georgia · EIA 18848
City of Thomasville - (GA)
Municipal · Georgia · 17K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 785 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
City of Thomasville - (GA) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 185 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (785 minutes including them) across 17K customers.
- 785 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 5.11
- SAIFI 2023
- 185 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 17K
- 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 Thomasville - (GA) filings show
City of Thomasville - (GA) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 18848. It reports service to approximately 16,640 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 3 ZIP codes. As a municipal utility, it is typically governed by a local board or city council and is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average City of Thomasville - (GA) customer experienced 784.5 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, 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 5.11, putting the typical customer at roughly 5 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 184.7 minutes; the difference from the headline 784.5 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), City of Thomasville - (GA)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 199.5 to 784.5 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.
785 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 Thomasville - (GA) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
City of Thomasville - (GA) SAIDI trend
City of Thomasville - (GA) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
785 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 9% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more utilities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where City of Thomasville - (GA) 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 Thomasville - (GA) charges more per customer than 85% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 11% 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: $3,372/year · Latest SAIDI: 784.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 784.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 199.5 | 149.6 | 3.400 | 15,467 |
| 2021 | 227.6 | 176.9 | 3.400 | 15,436 |
| 2022 | 198.3 | 178.4 | 3.227 | 15,797 |
| 2023 | 784.5 | 184.7 | 5.110 | 16,304 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
City of Thomasville - (GA) serves 3 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is City of Thomasville - (GA)?
City of Thomasville - (GA) had a SAIDI of 784.5 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 184.7 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 weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is City of Thomasville - (GA)?
City of Thomasville - (GA) is classified as a Municipal serving Georgia.
How many customers does City of Thomasville - (GA) serve?
City of Thomasville - (GA) serves approximately 16,640 customers in Georgia.
How has City of Thomasville - (GA)'s reliability changed over time?
City of Thomasville - (GA) 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
- Georgia
- Customers
- 16,640
- Annual Revenue
- $0.06B
- EIA ID
- 18848
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Thomasville - (GA). 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 (17K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (784.5 here), outside Georgia, 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.