Municipal · California · EIA 11208
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Municipal · California · 1.5M customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 199 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 141 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 1.5M customers.
- 199 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.76
- SAIFI 2023
- 141 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 1.5M
- 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 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power filings show
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power is a municipally-owned utility operating in California under EIA identifier 11208. It reports service to approximately 1,500,208 customer accounts and generated about $4.61 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 260 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 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power customer experienced 198.8 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.76, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 141.2 minutes, and the spread against the headline 198.8 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 139.6 to 198.8 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.
199 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Los Angeles Department of Water & Power from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power SAIDI trend
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
199 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 43% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Los Angeles Department of Water & Power sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power charges more per customer than 77% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 47% 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: $3,071/year · Latest SAIDI: 198.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 198.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 139.6 | 114.1 | 0.740 | 1,580,267 |
| 2021 | 140.2 | 140.2 | 0.760 | 1,580,125 |
| 2022 | 108.9 | 108.9 | 0.740 | 1,557,281 |
| 2023 | 198.8 | 141.2 | 0.760 | 1,562,754 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power serves 260 ZIP codes in California.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Los Angeles Department of Water & Power?
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power had a SAIDI of 198.8 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is Los Angeles Department of Water & Power?
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power is classified as a Municipal serving California.
How many customers does Los Angeles Department of Water & Power serve?
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power serves approximately 1,500,208 customers in California.
How has Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's reliability changed over time?
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power 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
- Municipal
- State
- California
- Customers
- 1,500,208
- Annual Revenue
- $4.61B
- EIA ID
- 11208
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. 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 (1.5M here), outside California.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (198.8 here), outside California, 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.