Cooperative · Oklahoma · EIA 14775
People's Electric Cooperative
Cooperative · Oklahoma · 23K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 354 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
People's Electric Cooperative shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 304 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 23K customers.
- 354 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 3.00
- SAIFI 2023
- 304 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 23K
- 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 People's Electric Cooperative filings show
People's Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Oklahoma under EIA identifier 14775. It reports service to approximately 22,997 customer accounts and generated about $0.08 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 46 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 People's Electric Cooperative customer experienced 353.8 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That exceeds the 120–180 minute national benchmark by a wide margin, a pattern often tied to severe weather exposure, older infrastructure, or longer repair windows. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 3.00 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 3 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 304.0 minutes, and the spread against the headline 353.8 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
People's Electric Cooperative has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI climbed from 274.4 to 353.8 minutes over that window, a shift that can point to worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.
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.
354 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 People's Electric Cooperative from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
People's Electric Cooperative SAIDI trend
People's Electric Cooperative vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
354 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 26% 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 People's Electric Cooperative sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, People's Electric Cooperative charges more per customer than 89% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 29% 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: $3,604/year · Latest SAIDI: 353.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 353.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 274.4 | 215.3 | 2.044 |
| 2021 | 165.3 | 165.3 | 2.400 |
| 2022 | 137.1 | 137.1 | 1.412 |
| 2023 | 353.8 | 304.0 | 3.000 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
People's Electric Cooperative serves 46 ZIP codes in Oklahoma.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is People's Electric Cooperative?
People's Electric Cooperative had a SAIDI of 353.8 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure runs above the national average, pointing to below-average reliability.
What type of utility is People's Electric Cooperative?
People's Electric Cooperative is classified as a Cooperative serving Oklahoma.
How many customers does People's Electric Cooperative serve?
People's Electric Cooperative serves approximately 22,997 customers in Oklahoma.
How has People's Electric Cooperative's reliability changed over time?
People's Electric Cooperative has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Oklahoma
- Customers
- 22,997
- Annual Revenue
- $0.08B
- EIA ID
- 14775
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for People's Electric Cooperative. 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 (23K here), outside Oklahoma.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (353.8 here), outside Oklahoma, 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.