SAIDI
746 min per year
Average outage minutes (2023)
What This Utility Data Tells You
Pickwick Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Tennessee under EIA identifier 15016. It reports service to approximately 21,218 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 23 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 Pickwick Electric Coop customer experienced 745.6 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 75.5 minutes, and the spread against the headline 745.6 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Pickwick Electric Coop, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 200.0 to 745.6 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.
SAIFI
N/A interruptions/yr
Outage frequency (2023)
Customers
21,218
Tennessee service territory
SAIDI vs. National Average (180 min) 100.0%
746 minutes per customer per year
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 200.0 | 200.0 | - | - |
| 2021 | 209.3 | 209.3 | - | - |
| 2022 | 400.0 | 125.4 | - | - |
| 2023 | 745.6 | 75.5 | - | - |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Pickwick Electric Coop serves 23 ZIP codes in Tennessee.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Pickwick Electric Coop?
Pickwick Electric Coop had a SAIDI of 745.6 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 75.5 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Pickwick Electric Coop?
Pickwick Electric Coop is classified as a Cooperative serving Tennessee.
How many customers does Pickwick Electric Coop serve?
Pickwick Electric Coop serves approximately 21,218 customers in Tennessee.
How has Pickwick Electric Coop's reliability changed over time?
Pickwick Electric Coop 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
- Tennessee
- Customers
- 21,218
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 15016
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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.
Every figure on PlainUtility is rendered directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form 861 reliability data, no number is typed in by an editor. This utility's SAIDI/SAIFI figures are rendered directly from EIA Form 861 reliability files. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2020-2023.