Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 3843
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA)
Cooperative · Georgia · 23K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 495 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 205 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (495 minutes including them) across 23K customers.
- 495 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 4.07
- SAIFI 2023
- 205 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 23K
- 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 Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) filings show
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 3843. It reports service to approximately 22,899 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 11 ZIP codes. Cooperative ownership means the utility is run for the benefit of the ratepayer-members who elect its board, rather than for shareholder returns, which can shift how rate and investment decisions get made.
In 2023, the average Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) customer experienced 495.1 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 4.07, putting the typical customer at roughly 4 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 205.2 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 495.1 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI climbed from 296.6 to 495.1 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.
495 min/year per customer
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) SAIDI trend
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
495 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 18% 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 Coastal Electric Member Corp - (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, Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) charges more per customer than 65% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 20% 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: $2,811/year · Latest SAIDI: 495.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 495.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 296.6 | 129.9 | 2.310 | 20,850 |
| 2021 | 165.8 | 142.7 | 2.190 | 21,295 |
| 2022 | 160.1 | 160.1 | 1.920 | 22,281 |
| 2023 | 495.1 | 205.2 | 4.070 | 22,769 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) serves 11 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA)?
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) had a SAIDI of 495.1 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 205.2 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 Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA)?
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) serve?
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) serves approximately 22,899 customers in Georgia.
How has Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA)'s reliability changed over time?
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) 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
- Cooperative
- State
- Georgia
- Customers
- 22,899
- Annual Revenue
- $0.06B
- EIA ID
- 3843
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Coastal Electric Member Corp - (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 (23K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (495.1 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.