Cooperative · Kentucky · EIA 12243
Meade County Rural E C C
Cooperative · Kentucky · 31K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 635 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Meade County Rural E C C shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 99 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (635 minutes including them) across 31K customers.
- 635 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.92
- SAIFI 2023
- 99 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 31K
- 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 Meade County Rural E C C filings show
Meade County Rural E C C is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kentucky under EIA identifier 12243. It reports service to approximately 31,138 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 32 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 Meade County Rural E C C customer experienced 634.7 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.92 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 98.7 minutes, and the spread against the headline 634.7 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Meade County Rural E C C's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 67.9 to 634.7 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
635 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Meade County Rural E C C from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Meade County Rural E C C SAIDI trend
Meade County Rural E C C vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
635 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 14% 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 Meade County Rural E C C sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Meade County Rural E C C charges more per customer than 38% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 15% 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: $2,333/year · Latest SAIDI: 634.7 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 634.7 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 0.783 | 30,178 |
| 2021 | 192.4 | 86.6 | 1.450 | 30,559 |
| 2022 | 142.3 | 98.1 | 1.170 | 30,975 |
| 2023 | 634.7 | 98.7 | 1.920 | 31,232 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Meade County Rural E C C serves 32 ZIP codes in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Meade County Rural E C C?
Meade County Rural E C C had a SAIDI of 634.7 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 98.7 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Meade County Rural E C C?
Meade County Rural E C C is classified as a Cooperative serving Kentucky.
How many customers does Meade County Rural E C C serve?
Meade County Rural E C C serves approximately 31,138 customers in Kentucky.
How has Meade County Rural E C C's reliability changed over time?
Meade County Rural E C C has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Kentucky
- Customers
- 31,138
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 12243
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Meade County Rural E C C. 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 (31K here), outside Kentucky.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (634.7 here), outside Kentucky, 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.