Cooperative · Texas · EIA 11501
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc
Cooperative · Texas · 138K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 503 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 194 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (503 minutes including them) across 138K customers.
- 503 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 194 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 138K
- 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 Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc filings show
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 11501. It reports service to approximately 138,359 customer accounts and generated about $0.28 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 37 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 Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc customer experienced 502.6 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 194.0 minutes, and the spread against the headline 502.6 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 1475.5 down to 502.6 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.
503 minutes per customer per year
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc SAIDI trend
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
503 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 18% 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 Magic Valley Electric Coop 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, Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc charges more per customer than 16% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 20% 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: $2,020/year · Latest SAIDI: 502.6 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 502.6 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1475.5 | 147.5 | - | 124,549 |
| 2021 | 717.3 | 156.1 | - | 129,313 |
| 2022 | 178.7 | 139.3 | - | 133,394 |
| 2023 | 502.6 | 194.0 | - | 138,359 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc serves 37 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc?
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc had a SAIDI of 502.6 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 194.0 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). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc?
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc serve?
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc serves approximately 138,359 customers in Texas.
How has Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc's reliability changed over time?
Magic Valley Electric Coop 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
- Texas
- Customers
- 138,359
- Annual Revenue
- $0.28B
- EIA ID
- 11501
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Magic Valley Electric Coop 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 (138K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (502.6 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.