Cooperative · Indiana · EIA 8447
Hendricks County Rural E M C
Cooperative · Indiana · 38K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 229 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Hendricks County Rural E M C shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 71 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (229 minutes including them) across 38K customers.
- 229 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.50
- SAIFI 2023
- 71 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 38K
- 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 Hendricks County Rural E M C filings show
Hendricks County Rural E M C is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Indiana under EIA identifier 8447. It reports service to approximately 37,644 customer accounts and generated about $0.10 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 30 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 Hendricks County Rural E M C customer experienced 229.1 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.50 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 71.0 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 229.1 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Hendricks County Rural E M C, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI climbed from 124.5 to 229.1 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.
229 min/year per customer
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Hendricks 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.
Hendricks County Rural E M C SAIDI trend
Hendricks 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
229 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 38% 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 Hendricks 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, Hendricks County Rural E M C charges more per customer than 64% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 41% 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.
Revenue per customer: $2,774/year · Latest SAIDI: 229.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 229.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 124.5 | 48.9 | 1.560 | 34,237 |
| 2021 | 110.0 | 78.2 | 1.230 | 35,559 |
| 2022 | 59.4 | 52.5 | 0.860 | 36,728 |
| 2023 | 229.1 | 71.0 | 1.500 | 37,643 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Hendricks County Rural E M C serves 30 ZIP codes in Indiana.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Hendricks County Rural E M C?
Hendricks County Rural E M C had a SAIDI of 229.1 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 71.0 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Hendricks County Rural E M C?
Hendricks County Rural E M C is classified as a Cooperative serving Indiana.
How many customers does Hendricks County Rural E M C serve?
Hendricks County Rural E M C serves approximately 37,644 customers in Indiana.
How has Hendricks County Rural E M C's reliability changed over time?
Hendricks 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
- 37,644
- Annual Revenue
- $0.10B
- EIA ID
- 8447
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Hendricks 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 (38K here), outside Indiana.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (229.1 here), outside Indiana, 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.