Cooperative · Mississippi · EIA 5175
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS)
Cooperative · Mississippi · 41K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 440 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 152 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (440 minutes including them) across 41K customers.
- 440 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.36
- SAIFI 2023
- 152 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 41K
- 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 Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) filings show
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Mississippi under EIA identifier 5175. It reports service to approximately 41,124 customer accounts and generated about $0.10 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 27 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 Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) customer experienced 440.1 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 2.36 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 151.5 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 440.1 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 1036.7 down to 440.1 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.
440 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) SAIDI trend
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
440 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 20% 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 Power Assn - (MS) 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 Power Assn - (MS) charges more per customer than 45% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 22% 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: $2,460/year · Latest SAIDI: 440.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 440.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1036.7 | 212.9 | 3.011 |
| 2021 | 238.1 | 184.8 | 1.876 |
| 2022 | 216.8 | 187.4 | 1.889 |
| 2023 | 440.1 | 151.5 | 2.364 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) serves 27 ZIP codes in Mississippi.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS)?
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) had a SAIDI of 440.1 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 151.5 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS)?
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) is classified as a Cooperative serving Mississippi.
How many customers does Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) serve?
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) serves approximately 41,124 customers in Mississippi.
How has Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS)'s reliability changed over time?
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) 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
- Mississippi
- Customers
- 41,124
- Annual Revenue
- $0.10B
- EIA ID
- 5175
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS). 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 (41K here), outside Mississippi.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (440.1 here), outside Mississippi, 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.