IOU · Arkansas · EIA 14063
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
IOU · Arkansas · 823K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 492 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 136 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (492 minutes including them) across 823K customers.
- 492 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.80
- SAIFI 2023
- 136 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 823K
- 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 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co filings show
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co is an investor-owned utility operating in Arkansas under EIA identifier 14063. It reports service to approximately 822,878 customer accounts and generated about $2.19 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 447 ZIP codes. Because it is investor-owned, the state public utility commission oversees its rate cases and reliability performance rather than a local board.
In 2023, the average Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co customer experienced 492.0 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.80, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 135.9 minutes, and the spread against the headline 492.0 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 165.3 to 492.0 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
492 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 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co SAIDI trend
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
492 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 18% 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 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co charges more per customer than 58% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 20% 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: $2,665/year · Latest SAIDI: 492.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 492.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 165.3 | 125.6 | 1.380 |
| 2021 | 504.9 | 91.2 | 1.066 |
| 2022 | 158.2 | 135.9 | 0.957 |
| 2023 | 492.0 | 135.9 | 1.797 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co serves 447 ZIP codes in Arkansas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co?
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co had a SAIDI of 492.0 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 135.9 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co?
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co is classified as a IOU serving Arkansas.
How many customers does Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co serve?
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co serves approximately 822,878 customers in Arkansas.
How has Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co's reliability changed over time?
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co 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
- IOU
- State
- Arkansas
- Customers
- 822,878
- Annual Revenue
- $2.19B
- EIA ID
- 14063
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. 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 (823K here), outside Arkansas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (492.0 here), outside Arkansas, 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.