Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 8210
Hart Electric Member Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 39K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 98 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Hart Electric Member Corp shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 79 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 39K customers.
- 98 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.30
- SAIFI 2023
- 79 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 39K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack Hart Electric Member Corp filings show
Hart Electric Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 8210. It reports service to approximately 39,140 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 20 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 Hart Electric Member Corp customer experienced 97.8 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. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.30 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 79.2 minutes, and the spread against the headline 97.8 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Hart Electric Member Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 750.9 to 97.8 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes. Note: this figure is unusually low compared to typical U.S. utility performance and may reflect an incomplete EIA filing for this year rather than a genuine reliability improvement -- treat with caution and cross-check against Hart Electric Member Corp's other reported years.
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.
98 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 Hart Electric Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Hart Electric Member Corp SAIDI trend
Hart Electric Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
98 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 67% 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 Hart Electric Member Corp sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Hart Electric Member Corp charges more per customer than 6% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 70% 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: $1,782/year · Latest SAIDI: 97.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 97.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 750.9 | 109.8 | 1.985 | 37,074 |
| 2021 | 81.0 | 71.7 | 0.922 | 37,074 |
| 2022 | 131.4 | 68.5 | 1.123 | 38,184 |
| 2023 | 97.8 | 79.2 | 1.303 | 39,140 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Hart Electric Member Corp serves 20 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Hart Electric Member Corp?
Hart Electric Member Corp had a SAIDI of 97.8 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Hart Electric Member Corp?
Hart Electric Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Hart Electric Member Corp serve?
Hart Electric Member Corp serves approximately 39,140 customers in Georgia.
How has Hart Electric Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Hart Electric Member Corp 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
- Georgia
- Customers
- 39,140
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 8210
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Hart Electric Member Corp. 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 (39K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (97.8 here), outside Georgia, 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.