Cooperative · Ohio · EIA 11200
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc
Cooperative · Ohio · 17K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 212 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 129 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 17K customers.
- 212 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 129 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 17K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc filings show
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Ohio under EIA identifier 11200. It reports service to approximately 16,765 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 22 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 Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc customer experienced 211.8 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 129.1 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 211.8 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
Lorain-Medina R E C, 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 window, SAIDI moved from 224.7 down to 211.8 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.
212 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc SAIDI trend
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
212 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 40% 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 Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc charges more per customer than 64% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 43% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,778/year · Latest SAIDI: 211.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 211.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 224.7 | 175.1 | - | 16,521 |
| 2021 | 127.7 | 127.7 | - | 16,617 |
| 2022 | 261.4 | 261.4 | - | 16,693 |
| 2023 | 211.8 | 129.1 | - | 16,766 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc serves 22 ZIP codes in Ohio.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc?
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc had a SAIDI of 211.8 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc?
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Ohio.
How many customers does Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc serve?
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc serves approximately 16,765 customers in Ohio.
How has Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc 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
- Cooperative
- State
- Ohio
- Customers
- 16,765
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 11200
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc. 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 (17K here), outside Ohio.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (211.8 here), outside Ohio, 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.