Municipal · Maryland · EIA 5625
Easton Utilities Comm
Municipal · Maryland · 11K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 60 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Easton Utilities Comm shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 18 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (60 minutes including them) across 11K customers.
- 60 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.36
- SAIFI 2023
- 18 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 11K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage Easton Utilities Comm filings show
Easton Utilities Comm is a municipally-owned utility operating in Maryland under EIA identifier 5625. It reports service to approximately 11,002 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 2 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 Easton Utilities Comm customer experienced 59.7 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.36 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 0 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 18.3 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 59.7 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
Easton Utilities Comm has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 6.0 to 59.7 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.
60 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 Easton Utilities Comm from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Easton Utilities Comm SAIDI trend
Easton Utilities Comm vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
60 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 79% 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 Easton Utilities Comm sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Easton Utilities Comm charges more per customer than 49% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 82% 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: $2,525/year · Latest SAIDI: 59.7 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 59.7 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.0 | - | 0.039 | - |
| 2021 | 15.0 | - | 0.250 | - |
| 2022 | 33.9 | - | 0.287 | - |
| 2023 | 59.7 | 18.3 | 0.361 | 11,002 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Easton Utilities Comm serves 2 ZIP codes in Maryland.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Easton Utilities Comm?
Easton Utilities Comm had a SAIDI of 59.7 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 18.3 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Easton Utilities Comm?
Easton Utilities Comm is classified as a Municipal serving Maryland.
How many customers does Easton Utilities Comm serve?
Easton Utilities Comm serves approximately 11,002 customers in Maryland.
How has Easton Utilities Comm's reliability changed over time?
Easton Utilities Comm 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
- Municipal
- State
- Maryland
- Customers
- 11,002
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 5625
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Easton Utilities Comm. 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 (11K here), outside Maryland.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (59.7 here), outside Maryland, 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.