Cooperative · Maine · EIA 5609
Eastern Maine Electric Coop
Cooperative · Maine · 13K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 4752 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Eastern Maine Electric Coop shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 2475 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 13K customers.
- 4752 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 11.37
- SAIFI 2023
- 2475 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 13K
- 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 Eastern Maine Electric Coop filings show
Eastern Maine Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Maine under EIA identifier 5609. It reports service to approximately 13,081 customer accounts and generated about $0.02 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 40 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 Eastern Maine Electric Coop customer experienced 4752.3 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. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 11.37, putting the typical customer at roughly 11 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 2475.1 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 4752.3 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Eastern Maine Electric Coop's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 887.5 to 4752.3 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
4752 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Eastern Maine Electric Coop from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Eastern Maine Electric Coop SAIDI trend
Eastern Maine Electric Coop vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
4,752 Higher than most in the bottom 1% 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 Eastern Maine 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, Eastern Maine Electric Coop charges more per customer than 0% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 0% 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: $1,242/year · Latest SAIDI: 4752.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 4752.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 887.5 | 442.8 | 6.800 | 12,741 |
| 2021 | 498.6 | 498.6 | 5.107 | 12,822 |
| 2022 | 1969.6 | 953.5 | 10.498 | 13,012 |
| 2023 | 4752.3 | 2475.1 | 11.371 | 13,090 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Eastern Maine Electric Coop serves 40 ZIP codes in Maine.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Eastern Maine Electric Coop?
Eastern Maine Electric Coop had a SAIDI of 4752.3 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Eastern Maine Electric Coop?
Eastern Maine Electric Coop is classified as a Cooperative serving Maine.
How many customers does Eastern Maine Electric Coop serve?
Eastern Maine Electric Coop serves approximately 13,081 customers in Maine.
How has Eastern Maine Electric Coop's reliability changed over time?
Eastern Maine Electric Coop has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Maine
- Customers
- 13,081
- Annual Revenue
- $0.02B
- EIA ID
- 5609
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Eastern Maine 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 (13K here), outside Maine.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (4752.3 here), outside Maine, 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.