Edgecombe-Martin County E M C

What This Utility Data Tells You

Edgecombe-Martin County E M C is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in North Carolina under EIA identifier 5656. It reports service to approximately 11,766 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 29 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 Edgecombe-Martin County E M C customer experienced 201.4 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.26, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 129.5 minutes; the difference from the headline 201.4 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.

Edgecombe-Martin County E M C has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 211.0 to 201.4 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes.