Municipal · South Carolina · EIA 7654

Greer Commission of Public Wks

Municipal · South Carolina · 33K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 34 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Greer Commission of Public Wks shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 34 minutes SAIDI across 33K customers.

34 min
SAIDI 2023
0.48
SAIFI 2023
33K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).

What short-outage Greer Commission of Public Wks filings show

Greer Commission of Public Wks is a municipally-owned utility operating in South Carolina under EIA identifier 7654. It reports service to approximately 32,896 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 3 ZIP codes. Municipal ownership means a local board or city council typically oversees this utility, and it is exempt from federal income tax.

In 2023, the average Greer Commission of Public Wks customer experienced 33.8 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (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. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 0.48 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year.

The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Greer Commission of Public Wks, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI dropped from 153.0 to 33.8 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely.

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Reliability Score
88/100
Greer Commission of Public Wks · 2 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability N/A N/A
Major-event-excluded SAIDI not reported for this utility
Total Outage Duration A 33.8 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency A 0.48/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 4.5%

34 outage minutes per customer annually

Greer Commission of Public Wks SAIDI

Minutes without power per year (2023)

34 SAIDI34 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI34SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Greer Commission of Public Wks from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

Greer Commission of Public Wks SAIDI trend

0 30 60 90 120 150 180 2020 2021 2022 2023 153 37.2 32.2 33.8
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Greer Commission of Public Wks vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

34 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 89% 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 Greer Commission of Public Wks sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Greer Commission of Public Wks charges more per customer than 1% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 92% 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.

Greer Commission of Public Wks vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 50Greer Commission of Public Wks, Price percentile: 1 · Reliability percentile: 92
Greer Commission of Public Wks vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $1,500/year · Latest SAIDI: 33.8 minutes/year.

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIFI
2020 153.0 1.320
2021 37.2 0.600
2022 32.2 0.520
2023 33.8 0.480

Service Area

Greer Commission of Public Wks serves 3 ZIP codes in South Carolina.

296502965129652

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Greer Commission of Public Wks?

Greer Commission of Public Wks had a SAIDI of 33.8 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.

What type of utility is Greer Commission of Public Wks?

Greer Commission of Public Wks is classified as a Municipal serving South Carolina.

How many customers does Greer Commission of Public Wks serve?

Greer Commission of Public Wks serves approximately 32,896 customers in South Carolina.

How has Greer Commission of Public Wks's reliability changed over time?

Greer Commission of Public Wks 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
Municipal
Customers
32,896
Annual Revenue
$0.05B
EIA ID
7654

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Greer Commission of Public Wks. 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 (33K here), outside South Carolina.

City of Georgetown - (TX) 33K · TX Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc 33K · MO Magnolia Electric Power Assn 33K · MS Kootenai Electric Cooperative 33K · ID

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (33.8 here), outside South Carolina, excluding the customer-peer set.

City of Springville - (UT) 34.2 min · UT Overton Power District No 5 33.3 min · NV Provo City Corp 33.2 min · UT City of Ames - (IA) 33.2 min · IA

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.