Cooperative · Alaska · EIA 11824
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc
Cooperative · Alaska · 70K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 607 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 386 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 70K customers.
- 607 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 3.24
- SAIFI 2023
- 386 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 70K
- 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 Matanuska Electric Assn Inc filings show
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Alaska under EIA identifier 11824. It reports service to approximately 69,809 customer accounts and generated about $0.16 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 35 ZIP codes. Being member-owned, this cooperative answers to its ratepayers rather than outside shareholders, a structure that tends to influence how rate cases and capital spending get decided.
In 2023, the average Matanuska Electric Assn Inc customer experienced 606.7 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That runs well past the 120–180 minute national benchmark, which can reflect storm-exposed terrain, an aging grid, or slower restoration times. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 3.24 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 3 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 385.9 minutes, and the spread against the headline 606.7 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Matanuska Electric Assn Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 263.2 to 606.7 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.
607 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Matanuska Electric Assn Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc SAIDI trend
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
607 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 14% 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 Matanuska Electric Assn 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, Matanuska Electric Assn Inc charges more per customer than 36% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 16% 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: $2,314/year · Latest SAIDI: 606.7 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 606.7 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 263.2 | 263.2 | 1.715 | 65,984 |
| 2021 | 405.6 | 238.6 | 2.042 | 67,224 |
| 2022 | 1154.3 | 380.7 | 5.438 | 68,359 |
| 2023 | 606.7 | 385.9 | 3.244 | 69,397 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc serves 35 ZIP codes in Alaska.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Matanuska Electric Assn Inc?
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc had a SAIDI of 606.7 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Matanuska Electric Assn Inc?
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Alaska.
How many customers does Matanuska Electric Assn Inc serve?
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc serves approximately 69,809 customers in Alaska.
How has Matanuska Electric Assn Inc's reliability changed over time?
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc 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
- Alaska
- Customers
- 69,809
- Annual Revenue
- $0.16B
- EIA ID
- 11824
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Matanuska Electric Assn 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 (70K here), outside Alaska.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (606.7 here), outside Alaska, 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.