Cooperative · Texas · EIA 4939
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Texas · 15K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 380 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 324 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 15K customers.
- 380 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.40
- SAIFI 2023
- 324 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 15K
- 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 Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 4939. It reports service to approximately 15,203 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 10 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 Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 380.0 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That runs well past the 120–180 minute national benchmark, which can reflect storm-exposed terrain, an aging grid, or slower restoration times. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 2.40 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 324.4 minutes; the difference from the headline 380.0 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI climbed from 328.7 to 380.0 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.
380 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Deaf Smith 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
380 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 24% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Deaf Smith 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, Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 95% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 26% 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: $4,262/year · Latest SAIDI: 380.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 380.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 328.7 | 328.7 | 3.500 | 14,839 |
| 2021 | 403.0 | 254.5 | 3.000 | 15,016 |
| 2022 | 334.7 | 334.7 | 2.300 | 15,189 |
| 2023 | 380.0 | 324.4 | 2.400 | 15,319 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc serves 10 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc?
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 380.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc?
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 15,203 customers in Texas.
How has Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Deaf Smith 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
- Texas
- Customers
- 15,203
- Annual Revenue
- $0.06B
- EIA ID
- 4939
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Deaf Smith 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 (15K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (380.0 here), outside Texas, 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.