Cooperative · Mississippi · EIA 40302
North East Mississippi EPA
Cooperative · Mississippi · 29K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 169 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
North East Mississippi EPA shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 130 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 29K customers.
- 169 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.94
- SAIFI 2023
- 130 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 29K
- 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 North East Mississippi EPA filings show
North East Mississippi EPA is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Mississippi under EIA identifier 40302. It reports service to approximately 28,837 customer accounts and generated about $0.08 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 22 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 North East Mississippi EPA customer experienced 169.3 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. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.94 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 129.8 minutes; the difference from the headline 169.3 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
North East Mississippi EPA 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 225.1 down to 169.3 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.
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.
169 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for North East Mississippi EPA from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
North East Mississippi EPA SAIDI trend
North East Mississippi EPA vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
169 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 48% 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 North East Mississippi EPA sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, North East Mississippi EPA charges more per customer than 58% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 52% 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: $2,661/year · Latest SAIDI: 169.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 169.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 225.1 | 109.9 | 0.890 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.649 |
| 2022 | 327.3 | 197.0 | 1.486 |
| 2023 | 169.3 | 129.8 | 0.940 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
North East Mississippi EPA serves 22 ZIP codes in Mississippi.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is North East Mississippi EPA?
North East Mississippi EPA had a SAIDI of 169.3 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is North East Mississippi EPA?
North East Mississippi EPA is classified as a Cooperative serving Mississippi.
How many customers does North East Mississippi EPA serve?
North East Mississippi EPA serves approximately 28,837 customers in Mississippi.
How has North East Mississippi EPA's reliability changed over time?
North East Mississippi EPA 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
- Mississippi
- Customers
- 28,837
- Annual Revenue
- $0.08B
- EIA ID
- 40302
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for North East Mississippi EPA. 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 (29K here), outside Mississippi.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (169.3 here), outside Mississippi, 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.