Cooperative · North Dakota · EIA 12087
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc
Cooperative · North Dakota · 14K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 143 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 143 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 14K customers.
- 143 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.24
- SAIFI 2023
- 143 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 14K
- 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 McKenzie Electric Coop Inc filings show
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in North Dakota under EIA identifier 12087. It reports service to approximately 13,511 customer accounts and generated about $0.41 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 29 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 McKenzie Electric Coop Inc customer experienced 142.5 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.24 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 142.5 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 142.5 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), McKenzie Electric Coop Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 199.9 down to 142.5 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.
143 outage minutes per customer annually
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for McKenzie Electric Coop Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc SAIDI trend
McKenzie 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
143 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 55% 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 McKenzie 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, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc charges more per customer than 100% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 59% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $30,266/year · Latest SAIDI: 142.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 142.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 199.9 | 199.9 | 1.394 | 13,001 |
| 2021 | 162.3 | 162.3 | 1.420 | 13,081 |
| 2022 | 2222.9 | 185.6 | 2.252 | 13,219 |
| 2023 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 1.240 | 13,414 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc serves 29 ZIP codes in North Dakota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is McKenzie Electric Coop Inc?
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc had a SAIDI of 142.5 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is McKenzie Electric Coop Inc?
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving North Dakota.
How many customers does McKenzie Electric Coop Inc serve?
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc serves approximately 13,511 customers in North Dakota.
How has McKenzie Electric Coop Inc's reliability changed over time?
McKenzie 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
- North Dakota
- Customers
- 13,511
- Annual Revenue
- $0.41B
- EIA ID
- 12087
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for McKenzie 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 (14K here), outside North Dakota.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (142.5 here), outside North Dakota, 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.