Cooperative · Colorado · EIA 12866
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc
Cooperative · Colorado · 18K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 122 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 122 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 18K customers.
- 122 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.20
- SAIFI 2023
- 122 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 18K
- 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 Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc filings show
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Colorado under EIA identifier 12866. It reports service to approximately 17,896 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 34 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 Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc customer experienced 121.9 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. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 2.20, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 121.9 minutes, and the spread against the headline 121.9 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc 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 window, SAIDI moved from 958.9 down to 121.9 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes. Note: this figure is unusually low compared to typical U.S. utility performance and may reflect an incomplete EIA filing for this year rather than a genuine reliability improvement -- treat with caution and cross-check against Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc's other reported years.
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.
122 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 Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc SAIDI trend
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
122 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 60% 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 Moon Lake Electric Assn 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, Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc charges more per customer than 78% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 63% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $3,101/year · Latest SAIDI: 121.9 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 121.9 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 958.9 | 206.3 | 1.790 |
| 2021 | 1714.7 | 1714.7 | 4.570 |
| 2022 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 1.890 |
| 2023 | 121.9 | 121.9 | 2.200 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc serves 34 ZIP codes in Colorado.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc?
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc had a SAIDI of 121.9 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc?
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Colorado.
How many customers does Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc serve?
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc serves approximately 17,896 customers in Colorado.
How has Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc's reliability changed over time?
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Colorado
- Customers
- 17,896
- Annual Revenue
- $0.06B
- EIA ID
- 12866
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Moon Lake Electric Assn 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 (18K here), outside Colorado.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (121.9 here), outside Colorado, 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.