Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 9689
Jefferson Electric Member Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 37K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 178 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Jefferson Electric Member Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 100 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 37K customers.
- 178 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.69
- SAIFI 2023
- 100 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 37K
- 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 Jefferson Electric Member Corp filings show
Jefferson Electric Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 9689. It reports service to approximately 36,633 customer accounts and generated about $0.08 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 35 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 Jefferson Electric Member Corp customer experienced 178.3 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (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. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.69, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 100.2 minutes; the difference from the headline 178.3 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Jefferson Electric Member Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI climbed from 144.6 to 178.3 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.
178 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Jefferson Electric Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Jefferson Electric Member Corp SAIDI trend
Jefferson 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
178 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 47% 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 Jefferson 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, Jefferson Electric Member Corp charges more per customer than 20% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 50% 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: $2,072/year · Latest SAIDI: 178.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 178.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 144.6 | 101.5 | 1.490 | 34,723 |
| 2021 | 56.1 | 56.1 | 0.844 | 35,102 |
| 2022 | 162.4 | 71.8 | 1.320 | 35,707 |
| 2023 | 178.3 | 100.2 | 1.691 | 36,455 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Jefferson Electric Member Corp serves 35 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Jefferson Electric Member Corp?
Jefferson Electric Member Corp had a SAIDI of 178.3 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is Jefferson Electric Member Corp?
Jefferson Electric Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Jefferson Electric Member Corp serve?
Jefferson Electric Member Corp serves approximately 36,633 customers in Georgia.
How has Jefferson Electric Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Jefferson 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
- 36,633
- Annual Revenue
- $0.08B
- EIA ID
- 9689
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Jefferson 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 (37K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (178.3 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.