Cooperative · Texas · EIA 8620
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Cooperative · Texas · 34K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 150 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 136 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 34K customers.
- 150 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.33
- SAIFI 2023
- 136 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 34K
- 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 HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. filings show
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 8620. It reports service to approximately 34,111 customer accounts and generated about $0.11 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 10 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 HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. customer experienced 149.8 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.33 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 136.4 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 149.8 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 143.9 to 149.8 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.
150 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 HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. SAIDI trend
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
150 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 53% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where HILCO Electric Cooperative, 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, HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. charges more per customer than 82% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 57% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $3,188/year · Latest SAIDI: 149.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 149.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 143.9 | 142.8 | 1.299 | 30,109 |
| 2021 | 805.8 | 98.6 | 3.492 | 31,394 |
| 2022 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 0.540 | 32,714 |
| 2023 | 149.8 | 136.4 | 1.333 | 33,922 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. serves 10 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.?
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. had a SAIDI of 149.8 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.?
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. serve?
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. serves approximately 34,111 customers in Texas.
How has HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s reliability changed over time?
HILCO Electric Cooperative, 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
- Texas
- Customers
- 34,111
- Annual Revenue
- $0.11B
- EIA ID
- 8620
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Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for HILCO Electric Cooperative, 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 (34K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (149.8 here), outside Texas, 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.