Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 6411
Flint Electric Membership Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 95K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 143 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Flint Electric Membership Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 104 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 95K customers.
- 143 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.43
- SAIFI 2023
- 104 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: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack Flint Electric Membership Corp filings show
Flint Electric Membership Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 6411. It reports service to approximately 94,521 customer accounts and generated about $0.23 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 49 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 Flint Electric Membership Corp customer experienced 143.0 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.43 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 103.9 minutes, and the spread against the headline 143.0 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
Flint Electric Membership Corp 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 increased from 129.0 to 143.0 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.
143 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Flint Electric Membership Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Flint Electric Membership Corp SAIDI trend
Flint Electric Membership Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
143 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 55% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Flint Electric Membership Corp sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Flint Electric Membership Corp charges more per customer than 45% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 59% 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: $2,458/year · Latest SAIDI: 143.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 143.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 129.0 | 94.8 | 1.838 | - |
| 2021 | 408.0 | 62.0 | 0.960 | 90,454 |
| 2022 | 127.5 | 81.3 | 1.330 | 90,846 |
| 2023 | 143.0 | 103.9 | 1.430 | 93,094 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Flint Electric Membership Corp serves 49 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Flint Electric Membership Corp?
Flint Electric Membership Corp had a SAIDI of 143.0 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is Flint Electric Membership Corp?
Flint Electric Membership Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Flint Electric Membership Corp serve?
Flint Electric Membership Corp serves approximately 94,521 customers in Georgia.
How has Flint Electric Membership Corp's reliability changed over time?
Flint Electric Membership Corp 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
- Georgia
- Customers
- 94,521
- Annual Revenue
- $0.23B
- EIA ID
- 6411
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Flint Electric Membership Corp. 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 Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (143.0 here), outside Georgia, 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.