Municipal · Nebraska · EIA 4911
Dawson Power District
Municipal · Nebraska · 23K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 159 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Dawson Power District shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 85 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 23K customers.
- 159 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 85 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: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack Dawson Power District filings show
Dawson Power District is a municipally-owned utility operating in Nebraska under EIA identifier 4911. It reports service to approximately 23,408 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 49 ZIP codes. Municipal ownership means a local board or city council typically oversees this utility, and it is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average Dawson Power District customer experienced 158.5 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. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 85.3 minutes; the difference from the headline 158.5 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Dawson Power District's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI climbed from 120.5 to 158.5 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.
159 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Dawson Power District from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Dawson Power District SAIDI trend
Dawson Power District vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
159 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 51% 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 Dawson Power District sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Dawson Power District charges more per customer than 71% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 55% 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.
Revenue per customer: $2,922/year · Latest SAIDI: 158.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 158.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 120.5 | 120.5 | - |
| 2021 | 119.8 | 67.6 | - |
| 2022 | 89.3 | 65.7 | - |
| 2023 | 158.5 | 85.3 | - |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Dawson Power District serves 49 ZIP codes in Nebraska.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Dawson Power District?
Dawson Power District had a SAIDI of 158.5 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Dawson Power District?
Dawson Power District is classified as a Municipal serving Nebraska.
How many customers does Dawson Power District serve?
Dawson Power District serves approximately 23,408 customers in Nebraska.
How has Dawson Power District's reliability changed over time?
Dawson Power District 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
- Municipal
- State
- Nebraska
- Customers
- 23,408
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 4911
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Dawson Power District. 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 Nebraska.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (158.5 here), outside Nebraska, 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.