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.
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.
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.
751 outage minutes per customer annually
Minutes without power per year (2023)
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.
Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) SAIDI trend
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.
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.
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
Explore
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.