Cooperative · Indiana · EIA 8179

Harrison County Rural E M C

Cooperative · Indiana · 24K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 906 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Harrison County Rural E M C shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 146 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (906 minutes including them) across 24K customers.

906 min
SAIDI 2023
3.80
SAIFI 2023
146 min
SAIDI ex-MED
24K
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: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).

What long-outage Harrison County Rural E M C filings show

Harrison County Rural E M C is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Indiana under EIA identifier 8179. It reports service to approximately 24,370 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 23 ZIP codes. Being member-owned, this cooperative answers to its ratepayers rather than outside shareholders, a structure that tends to influence how rate cases and capital spending get decided.

In 2023, the average Harrison County Rural E M C customer experienced 906.0 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 3.80 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 4 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 146.0 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 906.0 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Harrison County Rural E M C's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 173.0 to 906.0 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.

F
Reliability Score
18/100
Harrison County Rural E M C · 3 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 F 146.0 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration F 906.0 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency F 3.80/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 100.0%

906 min/year per customer

Harrison County Rural E M C SAIDI

Annual minutes without electric service (2023)

906 SAIDI906 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI906SAIDI

Below Average

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Harrison County Rural E M C 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

Harrison County Rural E M C SAIDI trend

0 200 400 600 800 1000 2020 2021 2022 2023 173 217.8 237.3 906
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Harrison County Rural E M C vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

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

906 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 8% 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 Harrison County Rural E M C sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Harrison County Rural E M C charges more per customer than 51% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 9% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.

Harrison County Rural E M C 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: 32Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 55Harrison County Rural E M C, Price percentile: 51 · Reliability percentile: 9
Harrison County Rural E M C vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,545/year · Latest SAIDI: 906.0 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 906.0 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 173.0 109.0 1.327 23,626
2021 217.8 142.8 1.539 23,776
2022 237.3 131.6 2.100 24,113
2023 906.0 146.0 3.800 24,370

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

Harrison County Rural E M C serves 23 ZIP codes in Indiana.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Harrison County Rural E M C?

Harrison County Rural E M C had a SAIDI of 906.0 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 146.0 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.

What type of utility is Harrison County Rural E M C?

Harrison County Rural E M C is classified as a Cooperative serving Indiana.

How many customers does Harrison County Rural E M C serve?

Harrison County Rural E M C serves approximately 24,370 customers in Indiana.

How has Harrison County Rural E M C's reliability changed over time?

Harrison County Rural E M C 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
Indiana
Customers
24,370
Annual Revenue
$0.06B
EIA ID
8179

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Harrison County Rural E M C. 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 (24K here), outside Indiana.

Covington Electric Coop, Inc 24K · AL Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) 24K · NC Heart of Texas Electric Coop 24K · TX Three Rivers Electric Coop 24K · MO

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (906.0 here), outside Indiana, excluding the customer-peer set.

Kentucky Utilities Co 905.4 min · KY Salt River Electric Coop Corp 906.8 min · KY Central Georgia El Member Corp 910.4 min · GA Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) 913.0 min · MI

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.