Municipal · Florida · EIA 6616
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority
Municipal · Florida · 29K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 66 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 66 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 29K customers.
- 66 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.92
- SAIFI 2023
- 66 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 29K
- 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 Fort Pierce Utilities Authority filings show
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority is a municipally-owned utility operating in Florida under EIA identifier 6616. It reports service to approximately 29,233 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 5 ZIP codes. As a municipal utility, it is typically governed by a local board or city council and is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average Fort Pierce Utilities Authority customer experienced 66.0 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.92, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 66.0 minutes, and the spread against the headline 66.0 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority 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 46.5 to 66.0 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.
66 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 Fort Pierce Utilities Authority from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority SAIDI trend
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
66 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 77% 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 Fort Pierce Utilities Authority sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Fort Pierce Utilities Authority charges more per customer than 51% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 80% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,549/year · Latest SAIDI: 66.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 66.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 1.400 |
| 2021 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 1.130 |
| 2022 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 1.170 |
| 2023 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 0.920 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority serves 5 ZIP codes in Florida.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Fort Pierce Utilities Authority?
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority had a SAIDI of 66.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Fort Pierce Utilities Authority?
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority is classified as a Municipal serving Florida.
How many customers does Fort Pierce Utilities Authority serve?
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority serves approximately 29,233 customers in Florida.
How has Fort Pierce Utilities Authority's reliability changed over time?
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority 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
- Florida
- Customers
- 29,233
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 6616
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Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Fort Pierce Utilities Authority. 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 (29K here), outside Florida.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (66.0 here), outside Florida, 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.