Cooperative · Texas · EIA 4975
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc
Cooperative · Texas · 45K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 798 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 797 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 45K customers.
- 798 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 797 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 45K
- 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 Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc filings show
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 4975. It reports service to approximately 45,100 customer accounts and generated about $0.10 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 22 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 Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc customer experienced 797.6 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That is substantially above the 120–180 minute national benchmark, indicating either storm-prone geography, aging infrastructure, or extended restoration windows. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 796.6 minutes; the difference from the headline 797.6 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Deep East Texas Elec 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. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 843.6 down to 797.6 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.
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.
798 minutes per customer per year
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc SAIDI trend
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
798 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 9% 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 Deep East Texas Elec 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, Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc charges more per customer than 33% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 10% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,267/year · Latest SAIDI: 797.6 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 797.6 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 843.6 | 415.6 | - | 43,617 |
| 2021 | 1640.7 | 656.5 | - | 44,031 |
| 2022 | 987.0 | 831.2 | - | 44,550 |
| 2023 | 797.6 | 796.6 | - | 44,943 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc serves 22 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc?
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc had a SAIDI of 797.6 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc?
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc serve?
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc serves approximately 45,100 customers in Texas.
How has Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc's reliability changed over time?
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc 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
- Cooperative
- State
- Texas
- Customers
- 45,100
- Annual Revenue
- $0.10B
- EIA ID
- 4975
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Deep East Texas Elec 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 (45K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (797.6 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.