Cooperative · Kansas · EIA 12524

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)

Cooperative · Kansas · 50K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 206 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 163 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 50K customers.

206 min
SAIDI 2023
1.51
SAIFI 2023
163 min
SAIDI ex-MED
50K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.

What mid-pack Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) filings show

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kansas under EIA identifier 12524. It reports service to approximately 50,335 customer accounts and generated about $0.15 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 106 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 Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) customer experienced 206.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). 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 1.51, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 162.6 minutes, and the spread against the headline 206.4 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 185.1 to 206.4 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.

F
Reliability Score
38/100
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability F 162.6 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration D 206.4 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency D 1.51/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 27.5%

206 minutes per customer per year

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) SAIDI

Minutes without power per year (2023)

206 SAIDI206 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI206SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) SAIDI trend

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 2020 2021 2022 2023 185.1 2536.8 648 206.4
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

206 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 41% 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 Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) charges more per customer than 70% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 45% 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.

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 62Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 45
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,905/year · Latest SAIDI: 206.4 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 206.4 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 185.1 154.3 1.610 49,855
2021 2536.8 162.6 2.400 50,225
2022 648.0 179.4 2.140 51,918
2023 206.4 162.6 1.510 52,474

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) serves 106 ZIP codes in Kansas.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)?

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) had a SAIDI of 206.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.

What type of utility is Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)?

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) is classified as a Cooperative serving Kansas.

How many customers does Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) serve?

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) serves approximately 50,335 customers in Kansas.

How has Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)'s reliability changed over time?

Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) 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
Kansas
Customers
50,335
Annual Revenue
$0.15B
EIA ID
12524

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Midwest Energy Inc - (KS). 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 (50K here), outside Kansas.

Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp 50K · TX Appalachian Electric Coop 51K · TN Liberty Utilities 50K · CA 4-County Electric Power Assn 51K · MS

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (206.4 here), outside Kansas, excluding the customer-peer set.

French Broad Elec Member Corp 206.6 min · NC City of Marietta - (GA) 206.2 min · GA Powder River Energy Corp 205.5 min · WY Rappahannock Electric Coop 205.4 min · VA

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.