Cooperative · Alabama · EIA 9739
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp
Cooperative · Alabama · 46K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 374 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 355 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 46K customers.
- 374 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.74
- SAIFI 2023
- 355 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 46K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp filings show
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Alabama under EIA identifier 9739. It reports service to approximately 45,524 customer accounts and generated about $0.17 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 34 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 Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp customer experienced 373.8 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That exceeds the 120–180 minute national benchmark by a wide margin, a pattern often tied to severe weather exposure, older infrastructure, or longer repair windows. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 2.74 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 3 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 354.6 minutes; the difference from the headline 373.8 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 130.8 to 373.8 minutes, which may reflect either 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.
374 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 Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp SAIDI trend
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
374 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 24% 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 Joe Wheeler Elec 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, Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp charges more per customer than 90% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 27% 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: $3,652/year · Latest SAIDI: 373.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 373.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 130.8 | 130.8 | 1.550 |
| 2021 | 166.2 | 127.8 | 1.760 |
| 2022 | 176.0 | 137.1 | 2.600 |
| 2023 | 373.8 | 354.6 | 2.740 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp serves 34 ZIP codes in Alabama.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp?
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp had a SAIDI of 373.8 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp?
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Alabama.
How many customers does Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp serve?
Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp serves approximately 45,524 customers in Alabama.
How has Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Joe Wheeler Elec 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
- Alabama
- Customers
- 45,524
- Annual Revenue
- $0.17B
- EIA ID
- 9739
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Joe Wheeler Elec 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 (46K here), outside Alabama.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (373.8 here), outside Alabama, 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.