Cooperative · Texas · EIA 6182
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)
Cooperative · Texas · 95K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 309 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 52 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (309 minutes including them) across 95K customers.
- 309 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.71
- SAIFI 2023
- 52 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 95K
- 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 Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) filings show
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 6182. It reports service to approximately 94,562 customer accounts and generated about $0.18 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 21 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 Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) customer experienced 309.4 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.71, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 51.5 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 309.4 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 - (TX), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 73.5 to 309.4 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.
309 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 Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) SAIDI trend
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
309 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 30% 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 - (TX) 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 - (TX) charges more per customer than 9% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 33% 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: $1,855/year · Latest SAIDI: 309.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 309.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 73.5 | 60.0 | 1.033 | 66,202 |
| 2021 | 791.3 | 51.7 | - | 72,833 |
| 2022 | 131.1 | 73.1 | 1.526 | 79,452 |
| 2023 | 309.4 | 51.5 | 1.707 | 96,429 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) serves 21 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)?
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) had a SAIDI of 309.4 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 51.5 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)?
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) serve?
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) serves approximately 94,562 customers in Texas.
How has Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)'s reliability changed over time?
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) 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
- Texas
- Customers
- 94,562
- Annual Revenue
- $0.18B
- EIA ID
- 6182
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX). 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 (95K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (309.4 here), outside Texas, 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.