Cooperative · New Mexico · EIA 6198
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)
Cooperative · New Mexico · 14K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 213 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 198 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 14K customers.
- 213 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.74
- SAIFI 2023
- 198 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 14K
- 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 Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) filings show
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in New Mexico under EIA identifier 6198. It reports service to approximately 13,598 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 29 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 Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) customer experienced 213.0 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.74 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 198.0 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 213.0 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 163.0 to 213.0 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.
213 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) SAIDI trend
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
213 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 40% 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 Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) charges more per customer than 74% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 43% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,986/year · Latest SAIDI: 213.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 213.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 163.0 | 161.0 | 1.938 |
| 2021 | 296.0 | 165.0 | 1.917 |
| 2022 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 1.014 |
| 2023 | 213.0 | 198.0 | 1.743 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) serves 29 ZIP codes in New Mexico.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)?
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) had a SAIDI of 213.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)?
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) is classified as a Cooperative serving New Mexico.
How many customers does Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) serve?
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) serves approximately 13,598 customers in New Mexico.
How has Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)'s reliability changed over time?
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- New Mexico
- Customers
- 13,598
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 6198
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). 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 (14K here), outside New Mexico.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (213.0 here), outside New Mexico, 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.