Consumers Energy Coop - (IA)

What This Utility Data Tells You

Consumers Energy Coop - (IA) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Iowa under EIA identifier 11788. It reports service to approximately 7,408 customer accounts and generated about $0.02 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 38 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 Consumers Energy Coop - (IA) customer experienced 115.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.92 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 115.4 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 115.4 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.

The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Consumers Energy Coop - (IA), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 2099.6 to 115.4 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes. Note: this figure is unusually low compared to typical U.S. utility performance and may reflect an incomplete EIA filing for this year rather than a genuine reliability improvement -- treat with caution and cross-check against Consumers Energy Coop - (IA)'s other reported years.