Cooperative · Arizona · EIA 21538
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Cooperative · Arizona · 44K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 141 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 110 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 44K customers.
- 141 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 110 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 44K
- 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 Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. filings show
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Arizona under EIA identifier 21538. It reports service to approximately 44,428 customer accounts and generated about $0.10 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 16 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 Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. customer experienced 141.3 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or 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. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 109.7 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 141.3 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc., which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 119.4 to 141.3 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.
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.
141 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 Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. SAIDI trend
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
141 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 56% 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 Mohave Electric Cooperative, 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, Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. charges more per customer than 24% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 59% 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: $2,147/year · Latest SAIDI: 141.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 141.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 119.4 | 91.4 | - | 42,116 |
| 2021 | 117.3 | 99.0 | - | 42,953 |
| 2022 | 1199.0 | 90.7 | - | 43,742 |
| 2023 | 141.3 | 109.7 | - | 44,459 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. serves 16 ZIP codes in Arizona.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.?
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. had a SAIDI of 141.3 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.?
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. is classified as a Cooperative serving Arizona.
How many customers does Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. serve?
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. serves approximately 44,428 customers in Arizona.
How has Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s reliability changed over time?
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. 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
- Arizona
- Customers
- 44,428
- Annual Revenue
- $0.10B
- EIA ID
- 21538
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Mohave Electric Cooperative, 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 (44K here), outside Arizona.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (141.3 here), outside Arizona, 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.