Cooperative · Florida · EIA 10857

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL)

Cooperative · Florida · 246K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 96 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 81 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 246K customers.

96 min
SAIDI 2023
1.26
SAIFI 2023
81 min
SAIDI ex-MED
246K
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: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).

What short-outage Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) filings show

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Florida under EIA identifier 10857. It reports service to approximately 246,484 customer accounts and generated about $0.64 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 79 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 Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) customer experienced 95.6 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.26, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 80.9 minutes, and the spread against the headline 95.6 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.

The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 99.7 down to 95.6 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.

C
Reliability Score
59/100
Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) · 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 C 80.9 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration B- 95.6 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency D 1.26/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 12.7%

96 outage minutes per customer annually

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) SAIDI

Power-out minutes per year (2023)

96 SAIDI96 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI96SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) 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

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) SAIDI trend

0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 2020 2021 2022 2023 99.7 82.5 13290.4 95.6
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

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

96 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 67% 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 Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) charges more per customer than 55% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 71% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) 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: 30Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 55Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL), Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 71
Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,610/year · Latest SAIDI: 95.6 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 95.6 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI
2020 99.7 84.5 1.456
2021 82.5 77.8 1.190
2022 13290.4 71.4 3.010
2023 95.6 80.9 1.262

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

Service Area

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) serves 79 ZIP codes in Florida.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL)?

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) had a SAIDI of 95.6 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 Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL)?

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) is classified as a Cooperative serving Florida.

How many customers does Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) serve?

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) serves approximately 246,484 customers in Florida.

How has Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL)'s reliability changed over time?

Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) 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
Florida
Customers
246,484
Annual Revenue
$0.64B
EIA ID
10857

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL). 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 (246K here), outside Florida.

City of Colorado Springs - (CO) 253K · CO Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) 255K · GA PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) 235K · WA The Potomac Edison Company 258K · MD

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (95.6 here), outside Florida, excluding the customer-peer set.

City of Seattle - (WA) 95.7 min · WA Broad River Electric Coop, Inc 95.3 min · SC York Electric Coop Inc 96.2 min · SC Otter Tail Power Co 96.3 min · MN

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.