Cooperative · Kentucky · EIA 14724
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop
Cooperative · Kentucky · 47K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 1545 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 286 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (1545 minutes including them) across 47K customers.
- 1545 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 4.08
- SAIFI 2023
- 286 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 47K
- 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 Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop filings show
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kentucky under EIA identifier 14724. It reports service to approximately 47,187 customer accounts and generated about $0.14 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 41 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 Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop customer experienced 1544.5 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 4.08, putting the typical customer at roughly 4 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 285.8 minutes; the difference from the headline 1544.5 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 307.4 to 1544.5 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.
1545 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 Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop SAIDI trend
Pennyrile 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
1,545 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 3% 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 Pennyrile 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, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop charges more per customer than 69% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 4% 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: $2,872/year · Latest SAIDI: 1544.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 1544.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 307.4 | 198.9 | 2.930 | 47,270 |
| 2021 | 621.9 | 162.8 | 2.630 | 48,944 |
| 2022 | 465.6 | 189.4 | 5.165 | - |
| 2023 | 1544.5 | 285.8 | 4.081 | - |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop serves 41 ZIP codes in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop?
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop had a SAIDI of 1544.5 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 285.8 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop?
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop is classified as a Cooperative serving Kentucky.
How many customers does Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop serve?
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop serves approximately 47,187 customers in Kentucky.
How has Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop's reliability changed over time?
Pennyrile 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
- Kentucky
- Customers
- 47,187
- Annual Revenue
- $0.14B
- EIA ID
- 14724
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Pennyrile 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 (47K here), outside Kentucky.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (1544.5 here), outside Kentucky, 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.