Cooperative · Iowa · EIA 12642

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop

Cooperative · Iowa · 17K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 211 minutes/customer.

Reliability verdict

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 57 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (211 minutes including them) across 17K customers.

211 min
SAIDI 2023
1.36
SAIFI 2023
57 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.

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Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.

What mid-pack Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop filings show

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Iowa under EIA identifier 12642. It reports service to approximately 16,948 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 60 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 Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop customer experienced 211.4 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, 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 1.36, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 57.4 minutes, and the spread against the headline 211.4 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI dropped from 271.7 to 211.4 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely.

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Reliability Score
55/100
Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop · 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 B 57.4 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration D 211.4 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency D 1.36/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 28.2%

211 minutes per customer per year

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop SAIDI

Annual minutes without electric service (2023)

211 SAIDI211 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI211SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop 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

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop SAIDI trend

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 2020 2021 2022 2023 271.7 88.1 65.6 211.4
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

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

211 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 41% 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 Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop charges more per customer than 22% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 44% 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.

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop 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: 20Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 52Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop, Price percentile: 22 · Reliability percentile: 44
Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,101/year · Latest SAIDI: 211.4 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 211.4 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 271.7 73.0 1.120 16,554
2021 88.1 56.5 0.930 16,693
2022 65.6 65.6 0.960 16,852
2023 211.4 57.4 1.360 17,010

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

Service Area

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop serves 60 ZIP codes in Iowa.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop?

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop had a SAIDI of 211.4 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 57.4 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.

What type of utility is Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop?

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop is classified as a Cooperative serving Iowa.

How many customers does Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop serve?

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop serves approximately 16,948 customers in Iowa.

How has Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop's reliability changed over time?

Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop 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
Cooperative
State
Iowa
Customers
16,948
Annual Revenue
$0.04B
EIA ID
12642

Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop. Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.

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.