Laclede Electric Coop, Inc

What This Utility Data Tells You

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.