Cooperative · North Dakota · EIA 12301
Nodak Electric Coop Inc
Cooperative · North Dakota · 21K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 302 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Nodak Electric Coop Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 166 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 21K customers.
- 302 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.56
- SAIFI 2023
- 166 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 21K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Nodak Electric Coop Inc filings show
Nodak Electric Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in North Dakota under EIA identifier 12301. It reports service to approximately 21,123 customer accounts and generated about $0.13 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 72 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 Nodak Electric Coop Inc customer experienced 302.2 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (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 1.56, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 165.8 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 302.2 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Nodak Electric Coop Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 240.0 to 302.2 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.
302 min/year per customer
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Nodak Electric Coop Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Nodak Electric Coop Inc SAIDI trend
Nodak 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
302 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 30% 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 Nodak 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, Nodak Electric Coop Inc charges more per customer than 99% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 33% 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.
Revenue per customer: $6,374/year · Latest SAIDI: 302.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 302.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 240.0 | 147.0 | 1.593 | 20,483 |
| 2021 | 202.6 | 202.6 | 1.376 | 20,741 |
| 2022 | 208.8 | 208.8 | 1.420 | 20,958 |
| 2023 | 302.2 | 165.8 | 1.560 | 21,322 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Nodak Electric Coop Inc serves 72 ZIP codes in North Dakota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Nodak Electric Coop Inc?
Nodak Electric Coop Inc had a SAIDI of 302.2 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Nodak Electric Coop Inc?
Nodak Electric Coop Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving North Dakota.
How many customers does Nodak Electric Coop Inc serve?
Nodak Electric Coop Inc serves approximately 21,123 customers in North Dakota.
How has Nodak Electric Coop Inc's reliability changed over time?
Nodak Electric Coop 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
- North Dakota
- Customers
- 21,123
- Annual Revenue
- $0.13B
- EIA ID
- 12301
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Nodak 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 (21K here), outside North Dakota.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (302.2 here), outside North Dakota, 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.