Cooperative · Montana · EIA 12692
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Montana · 16K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 165 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 165 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 16K customers.
- 165 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.19
- SAIFI 2023
- 165 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 16K
- 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 Missoula Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Montana under EIA identifier 12692. It reports service to approximately 16,258 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 36 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 Missoula Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 165.2 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. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.19, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 165.2 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 165.2 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Missoula Electric Coop, Inc, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI dropped from 362.4 to 165.2 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely.
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.
165 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 Missoula Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Missoula 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
165 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 49% 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 Missoula 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, Missoula Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 2% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 53% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $1,555/year · Latest SAIDI: 165.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 165.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 362.4 | 362.4 | 1.996 | 15,771 |
| 2021 | 762.4 | 390.0 | 3.210 | 16,126 |
| 2022 | 257.1 | 257.1 | 1.444 | 16,510 |
| 2023 | 165.2 | 165.2 | 1.186 | 16,897 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc serves 36 ZIP codes in Montana.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Missoula Electric Coop, Inc?
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 165.2 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Missoula Electric Coop, Inc?
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Montana.
How many customers does Missoula Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 16,258 customers in Montana.
How has Missoula Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Missoula 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
- Montana
- Customers
- 16,258
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 12692
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Missoula 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 (16K here), outside Montana.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (165.2 here), outside Montana, 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.