Municipal · Oregon · EIA 40438
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist
Municipal · Oregon · 17K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 126 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 71 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 17K customers.
- 126 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.86
- SAIFI 2023
- 71 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: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist filings show
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist is a municipally-owned utility operating in Oregon under EIA identifier 40438. It reports service to approximately 17,226 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 8 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 Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist customer experienced 125.8 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.86, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 71.4 minutes; the difference from the headline 125.8 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 95.7 to 125.8 minutes, which may reflect either 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.
126 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 Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist SAIDI trend
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
126 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 59% 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 Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist charges more per customer than 26% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 62% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,178/year · Latest SAIDI: 125.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 125.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 95.7 | 65.9 | 0.703 | 19,890 |
| 2021 | 242.0 | 85.3 | 1.546 | 20,201 |
| 2022 | 355.3 | 81.5 | 1.304 | 20,386 |
| 2023 | 125.8 | 71.4 | 0.860 | 20,550 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist serves 8 ZIP codes in Oregon.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist?
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist had a SAIDI of 125.8 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist?
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist is classified as a Municipal serving Oregon.
How many customers does Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist serve?
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist serves approximately 17,226 customers in Oregon.
How has Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist's reliability changed over time?
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist 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
- Oregon
- Customers
- 17,226
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 40438
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist. 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 Oregon.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (125.8 here), outside Oregon, 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.