Cooperative · Colorado · EIA 10539
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc
Cooperative · Colorado · 47K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 129 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 84 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 47K customers.
- 129 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.36
- SAIFI 2023
- 84 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 47K
- 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 La Plata Electric Assn, Inc filings show
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Colorado under EIA identifier 10539. It reports service to approximately 46,552 customer accounts and generated about $0.11 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 17 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 La Plata Electric Assn, Inc customer experienced 129.2 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.36 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 83.7 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 129.2 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), La Plata Electric Assn, Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 103.1 to 129.2 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.
129 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 La Plata Electric Assn, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc SAIDI trend
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
129 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 58% 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 La Plata Electric Assn, 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, La Plata Electric Assn, Inc charges more per customer than 42% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 62% 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: $2,397/year · Latest SAIDI: 129.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 129.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 103.1 | 40.8 | 0.916 | 44,432 |
| 2021 | 242.3 | 64.8 | 1.379 | 45,046 |
| 2022 | 146.9 | 83.6 | 1.484 | 46,009 |
| 2023 | 129.2 | 83.7 | 1.362 | 46,342 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc serves 17 ZIP codes in Colorado.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is La Plata Electric Assn, Inc?
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc had a SAIDI of 129.2 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is La Plata Electric Assn, Inc?
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Colorado.
How many customers does La Plata Electric Assn, Inc serve?
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc serves approximately 46,552 customers in Colorado.
How has La Plata Electric Assn, Inc's reliability changed over time?
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Colorado
- Customers
- 46,552
- Annual Revenue
- $0.11B
- EIA ID
- 10539
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for La Plata Electric Assn, 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 (47K here), outside Colorado.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (129.2 here), outside Colorado, 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.