Cooperative · Alabama · EIA 4327

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc

Cooperative · Alabama · 18K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 179 minutes/customer.

Reliability verdict

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 179 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 18K customers.

179 min
SAIDI 2023
1.50
SAIFI 2023
179 min
SAIDI ex-MED
18K
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: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.

What mid-pack Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc filings show

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Alabama under EIA identifier 4327. It reports service to approximately 18,109 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 28 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 Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc customer experienced 178.7 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.50 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 178.7 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 178.7 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI dropped from 1492.6 to 178.7 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely. 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 Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc's other reported years.

F
Reliability Score
37/100
Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc · 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 178.7 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration D 178.7 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency D 1.50/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 23.8%

179 outage minutes per customer annually

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc SAIDI

Minutes without power per year (2023)

179 SAIDI179 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI179SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc 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

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc SAIDI trend

0 300 600 900 1200 1500 2020 2021 2022 2023 1492.6 306.2 266.5 178.7
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

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

179 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 47% 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 Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc charges more per customer than 58% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 50% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc 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: 30Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 57Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc, Price percentile: 58 · Reliability percentile: 50
Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,665/year · Latest SAIDI: 178.7 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 178.7 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 1492.6 160.1 3.500 17,299
2021 306.2 129.6 1.950 17,382
2022 266.5 145.7 1.838 17,807
2023 178.7 178.7 1.500 18,061

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

Service Area

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc serves 28 ZIP codes in Alabama.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc?

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc had a SAIDI of 178.7 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.

What type of utility is Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc?

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Alabama.

How many customers does Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc serve?

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc serves approximately 18,109 customers in Alabama.

How has Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc's reliability changed over time?

Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc 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
Alabama
Customers
18,109
Annual Revenue
$0.05B
EIA ID
4327

Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc. 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 (18K here), outside Alabama.

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (178.7 here), outside Alabama, 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.