Cooperative · Missouri · EIA 10603
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Missouri · 39K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 283 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 149 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 39K customers.
- 283 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.90
- SAIFI 2023
- 149 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 39K
- 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 Laclede Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Missouri under EIA identifier 10603. It reports service to approximately 38,648 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 43 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 Laclede Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 283.0 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 2.90 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 148.9 minutes; the difference from the headline 283.0 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 238.1 to 283.0 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.
283 outage minutes per customer annually
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Laclede Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
283 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 31% 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 Laclede Electric Coop, 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, Laclede Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 7% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 34% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $1,796/year · Latest SAIDI: 283.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 283.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 238.1 | 128.2 | 1.810 | 37,547 |
| 2021 | 134.6 | 125.9 | 1.910 | 37,997 |
| 2022 | 124.6 | 115.2 | 1.930 | 38,385 |
| 2023 | 283.0 | 148.9 | 2.896 | 38,657 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc serves 43 ZIP codes in Missouri.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Laclede Electric Coop, Inc?
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 283.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Laclede Electric Coop, Inc?
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Missouri.
How many customers does Laclede Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 38,648 customers in Missouri.
How has Laclede Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc 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
- Missouri
- Customers
- 38,648
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 10603
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Laclede Electric Coop, 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 (39K here), outside Missouri.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (283.0 here), outside Missouri, 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.