SAIDI
427 min per year
Mean outage duration per year (2023)
What This Utility Data Tells You
Metropolitan Edison Co is an investor-owned utility operating in Pennsylvania under EIA identifier 12390. It reports service to approximately 460,147 customer accounts and generated about $0.92 billion in annual electric revenue. Investor ownership puts this utility under the regulatory authority of the state public utility commission, which reviews its rate requests and reliability record.
In 2023, the average Metropolitan Edison Co customer experienced 427.0 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.46, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 208.9 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 427.0 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Metropolitan Edison Co, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 395.0 to 427.0 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.
SAIFI
1.46 interruptions/yr
Outage frequency (2023)
Customers
460,147
Served in Pennsylvania
SAIDI vs. National Average (180 min) 100.0%
427 min/year per customer
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 395.0 | 145.5 | 1.648 | 569,922 |
| 2021 | 309.0 | 184.5 | 1.519 | 573,243 |
| 2022 | 271.2 | 170.5 | 1.504 | 575,899 |
| 2023 | 427.0 | 208.9 | 1.458 | 580,873 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Metropolitan Edison Co?
Metropolitan Edison Co had a SAIDI of 427.0 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 208.9 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Metropolitan Edison Co?
Metropolitan Edison Co is classified as a IOU serving Pennsylvania.
How many customers does Metropolitan Edison Co serve?
Metropolitan Edison Co serves approximately 460,147 customers in Pennsylvania.
How has Metropolitan Edison Co's reliability changed over time?
Metropolitan Edison Co 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
- IOU
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Customers
- 460,147
- Annual Revenue
- $0.92B
- EIA ID
- 12390
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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.
Every figure on PlainUtility is rendered directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form 861 reliability data, no number is typed in by an editor. This utility's SAIDI/SAIFI figures are rendered directly from EIA Form 861 reliability files. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2020-2023.