Cooperative · Texas · EIA 10649
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn
Cooperative · Texas · 14K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 768 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 366 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (768 minutes including them) across 14K customers.
- 768 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 5.35
- SAIFI 2023
- 366 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 14K
- 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 Lamar County Elec Coop Assn filings show
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 10649. It reports service to approximately 13,739 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 16 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Lamar County Elec Coop Assn customer experienced 768.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that is substantially above the 120–180 minute national benchmark, indicating either storm-prone geography, aging infrastructure, or extended restoration windows. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 5.35 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 5 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 366.0 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 768.4 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 2 consecutive years of EIA data (2022–2023), Lamar County Elec Coop Assn's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 531.5 to 768.4 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.
768 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2022-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Lamar County Elec Coop Assn from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn SAIDI trend
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
768 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 10% 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 Lamar County Elec Coop Assn sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Lamar County Elec Coop Assn charges more per customer than 27% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 11% 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: $2,186/year · Latest SAIDI: 768.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 768.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2022–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 531.5 | 240.2 | 3.396 |
| 2023 | 768.4 | 366.0 | 5.350 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn serves 16 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Lamar County Elec Coop Assn?
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn had a SAIDI of 768.4 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 366.0 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 storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Lamar County Elec Coop Assn?
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Lamar County Elec Coop Assn serve?
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn serves approximately 13,739 customers in Texas.
How has Lamar County Elec Coop Assn's reliability changed over time?
Lamar County Elec Coop Assn has 2 years of reliability data (2022-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Texas
- Customers
- 13,739
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 10649
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Lamar County Elec Coop Assn. 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 (14K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (768.4 here), outside Texas, 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.