IOU · Pennsylvania · EIA 15045
Pike County Light & Power Co
IOU · Pennsylvania · 4,336 customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 144 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Pike County Light & Power Co shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 54 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (144 minutes including them) across 4,336 customers.
- 144 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.52
- SAIFI 2023
- 54 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 4,336
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack Pike County Light & Power Co filings show
Pike County Light & Power Co is an investor-owned utility operating in Pennsylvania under EIA identifier 15045. It reports service to approximately 4,336 customer accounts and generated about $0.01 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 4 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 Pike County Light & Power Co customer experienced 144.0 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.52 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 54.0 minutes, and the spread against the headline 144.0 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
Pike County Light & Power Co has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 778.2 to 144.0 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes. Note: this figure is unusually low compared to typical U.S. utility performance and may reflect an incomplete EIA filing for this year rather than a genuine reliability improvement -- treat with caution and cross-check against Pike County Light & Power Co's other reported years.
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.
144 minutes per customer per year
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Pike County Light & Power Co from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Pike County Light & Power Co SAIDI trend
Pike County Light & Power Co vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
144 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 55% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 144.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 778.2 | 83.0 | 2.230 |
| 2021 | 259.0 | 216.0 | 2.270 |
| 2022 | 925.0 | 79.0 | 2.620 |
| 2023 | 144.0 | 54.0 | 1.520 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Pike County Light & Power Co serves 4 ZIP codes in Pennsylvania.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Pike County Light & Power Co?
Pike County Light & Power Co had a SAIDI of 144.0 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 54.0 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 weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Pike County Light & Power Co?
Pike County Light & Power Co is classified as a IOU serving Pennsylvania.
How many customers does Pike County Light & Power Co serve?
Pike County Light & Power Co serves approximately 4,336 customers in Pennsylvania.
How has Pike County Light & Power Co's reliability changed over time?
Pike County Light & Power Co has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- IOU
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Customers
- 4,336
- Annual Revenue
- $0.01B
- EIA ID
- 15045
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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 · methodology.