Cooperative · Colorado · EIA 7563
Grand Valley Power
Cooperative · Colorado · 19K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 68 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Grand Valley Power shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 68 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 19K customers.
- 68 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 68 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 19K
- 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 Grand Valley Power filings show
Grand Valley Power is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Colorado under EIA identifier 7563. It reports service to approximately 19,290 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 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 Grand Valley Power customer experienced 68.0 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 68.0 minutes; the difference from the headline 68.0 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Grand Valley Power has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI climbed from 44.8 to 68.0 minutes over that window, a shift that can point to 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.
68 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Grand Valley Power from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Grand Valley Power SAIDI trend
Grand Valley Power vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
68 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 76% 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 Grand Valley Power sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Grand Valley Power charges more per customer than 14% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 79% 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: $1,985/year · Latest SAIDI: 68.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 68.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44.8 | 44.8 | - | 18,295 |
| 2021 | 44.8 | 44.8 | - | 18,760 |
| 2022 | 83.4 | 83.4 | - | 18,989 |
| 2023 | 68.0 | 68.0 | - | 19,290 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Grand Valley Power serves 21 ZIP codes in Colorado.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Grand Valley Power?
Grand Valley Power had a SAIDI of 68.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Grand Valley Power?
Grand Valley Power is classified as a Cooperative serving Colorado.
How many customers does Grand Valley Power serve?
Grand Valley Power serves approximately 19,290 customers in Colorado.
How has Grand Valley Power's reliability changed over time?
Grand Valley Power has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Colorado
- Customers
- 19,290
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 7563
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Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Grand Valley Power. 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 (19K here), outside Colorado.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (68.0 here), outside Colorado, 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.