Municipal · South Carolina · EIA 6709
Easley Combined Utility System
Municipal · South Carolina · 17K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 105 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Easley Combined Utility System shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 105 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 17K customers.
- 105 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.33
- SAIFI 2023
- 105 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 17K
- 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 Easley Combined Utility System filings show
Easley Combined Utility System is a municipally-owned utility operating in South Carolina under EIA identifier 6709. It reports service to approximately 17,011 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 3 ZIP codes. Being municipally owned, the utility answers to a local board or city council rather than a state commission, and carries a federal income tax exemption.
In 2023, the average Easley Combined Utility System customer experienced 104.9 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.33, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 104.9 minutes; the difference from the headline 104.9 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Easley Combined Utility System's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has improved from 342.3 to 104.9 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching 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.
105 min/year per customer
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Easley Combined Utility System from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Easley Combined Utility System SAIDI trend
Easley Combined Utility System 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 Easley Combined Utility System sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Easley Combined Utility System charges more per customer than 24% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 69% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,139/year · Latest SAIDI: 104.9 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 104.9 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 342.3 | 131.4 | 2.650 | 15,197 |
| 2021 | 76.3 | 76.3 | 1.360 | 15,654 |
| 2022 | 101.1 | 101.1 | 1.270 | 16,375 |
| 2023 | 104.9 | 104.9 | 1.330 | 17,037 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Easley Combined Utility System serves 3 ZIP codes in South Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Easley Combined Utility System?
Easley Combined Utility System had a SAIDI of 104.9 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is Easley Combined Utility System?
Easley Combined Utility System is classified as a Municipal serving South Carolina.
How many customers does Easley Combined Utility System serve?
Easley Combined Utility System serves approximately 17,011 customers in South Carolina.
How has Easley Combined Utility System's reliability changed over time?
Easley Combined Utility System 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
- Municipal
- State
- South Carolina
- Customers
- 17,011
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 6709
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Easley Combined Utility System. 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 (17K here), outside South Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (104.9 here), outside South Carolina, 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.