Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 13716
North Georgia Elec Member Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 105K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 254 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
North Georgia Elec Member Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 165 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 105K customers.
- 254 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.29
- SAIFI 2023
- 165 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 105K
- 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 Georgia Elec Member Corp filings show
North Georgia Elec Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 13716. It reports service to approximately 104,952 customer accounts and generated about $0.25 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 38 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 Georgia Elec Member Corp customer experienced 254.1 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 2.29 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 164.8 minutes, and the spread against the headline 254.1 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for North Georgia Elec Member Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 529.0 to 254.1 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching 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.
254 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for North Georgia Elec Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
North Georgia Elec Member Corp SAIDI trend
North Georgia Elec Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
254 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 35% 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 Georgia Elec Member Corp 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 Georgia Elec Member Corp charges more per customer than 40% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 38% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,361/year · Latest SAIDI: 254.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 254.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 529.0 | 143.0 | 3.000 | 100,279 |
| 2021 | 132.6 | 132.6 | 1.380 | 101,138 |
| 2022 | 220.0 | 146.5 | 2.640 | 102,000 |
| 2023 | 254.1 | 164.8 | 2.290 | 103,326 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
North Georgia Elec Member Corp serves 38 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is North Georgia Elec Member Corp?
North Georgia Elec Member Corp had a SAIDI of 254.1 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is North Georgia Elec Member Corp?
North Georgia Elec Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does North Georgia Elec Member Corp serve?
North Georgia Elec Member Corp serves approximately 104,952 customers in Georgia.
How has North Georgia Elec Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
North Georgia Elec Member Corp 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
- Georgia
- Customers
- 104,952
- Annual Revenue
- $0.25B
- EIA ID
- 13716
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for North Georgia Elec Member Corp. 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 (105K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (254.1 here), outside Georgia, 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.