Cooperative · Texas · EIA 12268
Medina Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Texas · 37K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 271 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Medina Electric Coop, Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 262 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 37K customers.
- 271 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.12
- SAIFI 2023
- 262 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 37K
- 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 Medina Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Medina Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 12268. It reports service to approximately 36,770 customer accounts and generated about $0.15 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 54 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Medina Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 271.4 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 2.12 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 261.8 minutes, and the spread against the headline 271.4 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Medina Electric Coop, Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 307.9 down to 271.4 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.
271 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 Medina Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Medina Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Medina 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
271 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 32% 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 Medina 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, Medina Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 93% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 35% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $3,999/year · Latest SAIDI: 271.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 271.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 307.9 | 233.4 | 2.500 | 33,160 |
| 2021 | 2279.6 | 178.6 | 10.070 | 33,814 |
| 2022 | 274.5 | 193.8 | 2.110 | 34,710 |
| 2023 | 271.4 | 261.8 | 2.120 | 35,314 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Medina Electric Coop, Inc serves 54 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Medina Electric Coop, Inc?
Medina Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 271.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Medina Electric Coop, Inc?
Medina Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Medina Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Medina Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 36,770 customers in Texas.
How has Medina Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Medina Electric Coop, 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
- Texas
- Customers
- 36,770
- Annual Revenue
- $0.15B
- EIA ID
- 12268
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Medina 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 (37K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (271.4 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.