Cooperative · Arkansas · EIA 3712

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR)

Cooperative · Arkansas · 13K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 751 minutes/customer.

Reliability verdict

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 305 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (751 minutes including them) across 13K customers.

751 min
SAIDI 2023
1.57
SAIFI 2023
305 min
SAIDI ex-MED
13K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).

What long-outage Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) filings show

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Arkansas under EIA identifier 3712. It reports service to approximately 13,243 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 39 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.

In 2023, the average Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) customer experienced 750.7 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that runs well past the 120–180 minute national benchmark, which can reflect storm-exposed terrain, an aging grid, or slower restoration times. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.57, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 305.3 minutes, and the spread against the headline 750.7 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.

The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI climbed from 233.3 to 750.7 minutes over that window, a shift that can point to worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.

F
Reliability Score
19/100
Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability F 305.3 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration F 750.7 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency D 1.57/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 100.0%

751 outage minutes per customer annually

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) SAIDI

Minutes without power per year (2023)

751 SAIDI751 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI751SAIDI

Below Average

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) SAIDI trend

0 200 400 600 800 2020 2021 2022 2023 233.3 513.7 493.5 750.7
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

751 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 10% 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 Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) charges more per customer than 50% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 12% 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.

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 55Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 12
Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,539/year · Latest SAIDI: 750.7 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 750.7 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI
2020 233.3 232.9 2.249
2021 513.7 385.6 3.130
2022 493.5 492.4 3.001
2023 750.7 305.3 1.570

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

Service Area

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) serves 39 ZIP codes in Arkansas.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR)?

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) had a SAIDI of 750.7 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 305.3 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Excluding major storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.

What type of utility is Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR)?

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) is classified as a Cooperative serving Arkansas.

How many customers does Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) serve?

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) serves approximately 13,243 customers in Arkansas.

How has Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR)'s reliability changed over time?

Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) 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
Cooperative
State
Arkansas
Customers
13,243
Annual Revenue
$0.03B
EIA ID
3712

Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR). 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 (13K here), outside Arkansas.

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (750.7 here), outside Arkansas, 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.