Cooperative · Minnesota · EIA 10618

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)

Cooperative · Minnesota · 30K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 208 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 104 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (208 minutes including them) across 30K customers.

208 min
SAIDI 2023
1.84
SAIFI 2023
104 min
SAIDI ex-MED
30K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.

What mid-pack Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) filings show

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Minnesota under EIA identifier 10618. It reports service to approximately 29,795 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 49 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 Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) customer experienced 208.4 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, 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 1.84, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 103.5 minutes; the difference from the headline 208.4 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) 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 window, SAIDI moved from 391.3 down to 208.4 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.

D
Reliability Score
43/100
Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability D 103.5 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration D 208.4 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency F 1.84/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 27.8%

208 outage minutes per customer annually

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) SAIDI

Annual minutes without electric service (2023)

208 SAIDI208 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI208SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) SAIDI trend

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 2020 2021 2022 2023 391.3 264.4 637.7 208.4
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

208 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 41% 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 Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) charges more per customer than 8% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 44% 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.

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 50Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN), Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 44
Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $1,823/year · Latest SAIDI: 208.4 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 208.4 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 391.3 117.7 2.710 28,307
2021 264.4 137.1 1.830 28,925
2022 637.7 112.6 2.460 29,126
2023 208.4 103.5 1.840 29,507

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) serves 49 ZIP codes in Minnesota.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)?

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) had a SAIDI of 208.4 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 103.5 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.

What type of utility is Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)?

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) is classified as a Cooperative serving Minnesota.

How many customers does Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) serve?

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) serves approximately 29,795 customers in Minnesota.

How has Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)'s reliability changed over time?

Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) 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
Minnesota
Customers
29,795
Annual Revenue
$0.05B
EIA ID
10618

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN). 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 (30K here), outside Minnesota.

Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp 30K · IN City of Palo Alto - (CA) 30K · CA City of Hamilton - (OH) 30K · OH Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc 30K · AL

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (208.4 here), outside Minnesota, excluding the customer-peer set.

City of Centralia - (WA) 208.6 min · WA Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) 208.8 min · GA Midstate Electric Coop, Inc 208.1 min · OR Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. 207.9 min · NY

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.