North Georgia Elec Member Corp

What This Utility Data Tells You

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.