Cooperative · Florida · EIA 7785
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Florida · 22K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 781 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 600 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 22K customers.
- 781 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 4.90
- SAIFI 2023
- 600 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 22K
- 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 Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Florida under EIA identifier 7785. It reports service to approximately 22,302 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 24 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 781.0 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That exceeds the 120–180 minute national benchmark by a wide margin, a pattern often tied to severe weather exposure, older infrastructure, or longer repair windows. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 4.90 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 5 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 599.6 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 781.0 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 752.3 to 781.0 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.
781 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
781 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 10% 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 Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 33% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 11% 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: $2,257/year · Latest SAIDI: 781.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 781.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 752.3 | 488.1 | 5.299 | 20,159 |
| 2021 | 1608.5 | 487.4 | 5.202 | 20,632 |
| 2022 | 511.6 | 435.4 | 2.895 | 20,857 |
| 2023 | 781.0 | 599.6 | 4.898 | 21,223 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc serves 24 ZIP codes in Florida.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc?
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 781.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc?
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Florida.
How many customers does Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 22,302 customers in Florida.
How has Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc 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
- Florida
- Customers
- 22,302
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 7785
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc. 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 (22K here), outside Florida.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (781.0 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.