New River Light & Power Co

38min
SAIDI 2023
0.44
SAIFI 2023
8,973
Customers

What This Utility Data Tells You

New River Light & Power Co is a state utility operating in North Carolina under EIA identifier 13482. It reports service to approximately 8,973 customer accounts and generated about $0.02 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 4 ZIP codes.

In 2023, the average New River Light & Power Co customer experienced 37.5 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 0.44 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 37.5 minutes, and the spread against the headline 37.5 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), New River Light & Power Co's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 19.3 to 37.5 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.

SAIDI

38 min per year

Yearly outage minutes, on average (2023)

SAIFI

0.44 interruptions/yr

Average interruption count (2023)

Customers

8,973

Customers across North Carolina

SAIDI vs. National Average (180 min) 9.4%

38 min/year per customer

New River Light & Power Co SAIDI

Power-out minutes per year (2023)

38 SAIDI38 SAIDINat. avg 120120SAIDI38SAIDI

Excellent

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 19.3 19.3 0.415 8,538
2021 6.9 6.9 0.078 8,942
2022 29.6 29.6 0.390 8,944
2023 37.5 37.5 0.444 8,973

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

Service Area

New River Light & Power Co serves 4 ZIP codes in North Carolina.

28605286072860828692

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is New River Light & Power Co?

New River Light & Power Co had a SAIDI of 37.5 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.

What type of utility is New River Light & Power Co?

New River Light & Power Co is classified as a State serving North Carolina.

How many customers does New River Light & Power Co serve?

New River Light & Power Co serves approximately 8,973 customers in North Carolina.

How has New River Light & Power Co's reliability changed over time?

New River Light & Power Co 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
State
Customers
8,973
Annual Revenue
$0.02B
EIA ID
13482

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.