Cooperative · Iowa · EIA 17260
North West Rural Electric Coop
Cooperative · Iowa · 10K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 57 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
North West Rural Electric Coop shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 57 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 10K customers.
- 57 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.61
- SAIFI 2023
- 57 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 10K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage North West Rural Electric Coop filings show
North West Rural Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Iowa under EIA identifier 17260. It reports service to approximately 10,300 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 58 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average North West Rural Electric Coop customer experienced 57.1 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.61 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 57.1 minutes; the difference from the headline 57.1 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), North West Rural Electric Coop's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has improved from 78.1 to 57.1 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.
57 outage minutes per customer annually
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for North West Rural Electric Coop from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
North West Rural Electric Coop SAIDI trend
North West Rural Electric Coop vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
57 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 80% 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 West Rural Electric Coop 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 West Rural Electric Coop charges more per customer than 98% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 83% 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: $5,232/year · Latest SAIDI: 57.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 57.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 78.1 | 78.1 | 0.789 |
| 2021 | 56.3 | 56.3 | 0.690 |
| 2022 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 1.287 |
| 2023 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 0.612 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
North West Rural Electric Coop serves 58 ZIP codes in Iowa.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is North West Rural Electric Coop?
North West Rural Electric Coop had a SAIDI of 57.1 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is North West Rural Electric Coop?
North West Rural Electric Coop is classified as a Cooperative serving Iowa.
How many customers does North West Rural Electric Coop serve?
North West Rural Electric Coop serves approximately 10,300 customers in Iowa.
How has North West Rural Electric Coop's reliability changed over time?
North West Rural Electric Coop 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
- Cooperative
- State
- Iowa
- Customers
- 10,300
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 17260
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for North West Rural Electric Coop. 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 (10K here), outside Iowa.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (57.1 here), outside Iowa, 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.