Cooperative · Alabama · EIA 5204

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)

Cooperative · Alabama · 26K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 291 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 180 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 26K customers.

291 min
SAIDI 2023
1.70
SAIFI 2023
180 min
SAIDI ex-MED
26K
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: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).

What long-outage Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) filings show

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Alabama under EIA identifier 5204. It reports service to approximately 26,353 customer accounts and generated about $0.08 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 33 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 Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) customer experienced 291.4 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.70 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 180.2 minutes; the difference from the headline 291.4 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 326.1 down to 291.4 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.

F
Reliability Score
31/100
Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) · 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 180.2 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration F 291.4 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency F 1.70/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 38.8%

291 minutes per customer per year

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) SAIDI

Power-out minutes per year (2023)

291 SAIDI291 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI291SAIDI

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SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) 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

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) SAIDI trend

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 2020 2021 2022 2023 326.1 309.6 177.4 291.4
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

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

291 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 31% 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 Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) charges more per customer than 72% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 33% 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.

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

Revenue per customer: $2,950/year · Latest SAIDI: 291.4 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 291.4 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 326.1 148.2 2.548 24,294
2021 309.6 119.0 1.747 24,896
2022 177.4 177.4 1.302 25,232
2023 291.4 180.2 1.703 25,646

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

Service Area

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) serves 33 ZIP codes in Alabama.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)?

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) had a SAIDI of 291.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.

What type of utility is Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)?

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) is classified as a Cooperative serving Alabama.

How many customers does Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) serve?

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) serves approximately 26,353 customers in Alabama.

How has Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)'s reliability changed over time?

Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.

Utility Profile

Type
Cooperative
State
Alabama
Customers
26,353
Annual Revenue
$0.08B
EIA ID
5204

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Dixie Electric Coop - (AL). 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 (26K here), outside Alabama.

Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) 26K · OK City of Chicopee - (MA) 26K · MA City of Homestead - (FL) 26K · FL Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK) 26K · OK

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (291.4 here), outside Alabama, excluding the customer-peer set.

Northern Lights, Inc 291.1 min · ID Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) 289.3 min · IN City of Chattanooga - (TN) 286.2 min · TN Laclede Electric Coop, Inc 283.0 min · MO

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.