Municipal · Nebraska · EIA 11018
Lincoln Electric System
Municipal · Nebraska · 150K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 19 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Lincoln Electric System shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 19 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 150K customers.
- 19 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.30
- SAIFI 2023
- 19 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 150K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage Lincoln Electric System filings show
Lincoln Electric System is a municipally-owned utility operating in Nebraska under EIA identifier 11018. It reports service to approximately 150,322 customer accounts and generated about $0.29 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 19 ZIP codes. As a municipal utility, it is typically governed by a local board or city council and is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average Lincoln Electric System customer experienced 19.1 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 0.30, putting the typical customer at roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 19.1 minutes, and the spread against the headline 19.1 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
Lincoln Electric System 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 58.1 down to 19.1 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.
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.
19 min/year per customer
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Lincoln Electric System from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Lincoln Electric System SAIDI trend
Lincoln Electric System vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
19 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 94% 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 Lincoln Electric System sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Lincoln Electric System charges more per customer than 11% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 96% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $1,934/year · Latest SAIDI: 19.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 19.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 58.1 | 21.6 | 0.600 | 139,123 |
| 2021 | 41.2 | 17.1 | 0.598 | 143,256 |
| 2022 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 0.220 | 144,673 |
| 2023 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 0.300 | 148,841 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Lincoln Electric System serves 19 ZIP codes in Nebraska.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Lincoln Electric System?
Lincoln Electric System had a SAIDI of 19.1 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Lincoln Electric System?
Lincoln Electric System is classified as a Municipal serving Nebraska.
How many customers does Lincoln Electric System serve?
Lincoln Electric System serves approximately 150,322 customers in Nebraska.
How has Lincoln Electric System's reliability changed over time?
Lincoln Electric System has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Municipal
- State
- Nebraska
- Customers
- 150,322
- Annual Revenue
- $0.29B
- EIA ID
- 11018
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Lincoln Electric System. 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 (150K here), outside Nebraska.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (19.1 here), outside Nebraska, 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.