Cooperative · Wisconsin · EIA 5417
Dunn County Electric Coop
Cooperative · Wisconsin · 10K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 105 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Dunn County Electric Coop shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 79 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 10K customers.
- 105 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.84
- SAIFI 2023
- 79 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 10K
- 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 Dunn County Electric Coop filings show
Dunn County Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Wisconsin under EIA identifier 5417. It reports service to approximately 10,496 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 16 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 Dunn County Electric Coop customer experienced 105.1 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.84, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 78.5 minutes; the difference from the headline 105.1 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Dunn County Electric Coop's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 67.8 to 105.1 minutes, which may reflect either 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.
105 minutes per customer per year
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Dunn County Electric Coop from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Dunn County Electric Coop SAIDI trend
Dunn County Electric Coop vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
105 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 65% 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 Dunn County Electric Coop sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Dunn County Electric Coop charges more per customer than 55% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 69% 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: $2,613/year · Latest SAIDI: 105.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 105.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 67.8 | 56.6 | 0.659 | 10,148 |
| 2021 | 123.7 | 76.5 | 0.920 | 10,269 |
| 2022 | 213.8 | 146.6 | 1.161 | 10,383 |
| 2023 | 105.1 | 78.5 | 0.843 | 10,521 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Dunn County Electric Coop serves 16 ZIP codes in Wisconsin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Dunn County Electric Coop?
Dunn County Electric Coop had a SAIDI of 105.1 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Dunn County Electric Coop?
Dunn County Electric Coop is classified as a Cooperative serving Wisconsin.
How many customers does Dunn County Electric Coop serve?
Dunn County Electric Coop serves approximately 10,496 customers in Wisconsin.
How has Dunn County Electric Coop's reliability changed over time?
Dunn County Electric Coop 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
- Wisconsin
- Customers
- 10,496
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 5417
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Dunn County Electric Coop. 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 (10K here), outside Wisconsin.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (105.1 here), outside Wisconsin, 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.