Cooperative · Kansas · EIA 15073
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS)
Cooperative · Kansas · 17K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 156 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 130 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 17K customers.
- 156 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 130 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 17K
- 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 Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) filings show
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kansas under EIA identifier 15073. It reports service to approximately 16,578 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 21 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 Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) customer experienced 156.5 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 130.4 minutes; the difference from the headline 156.5 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) 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 125.2 to 156.5 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.
156 minutes per customer per year
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) SAIDI trend
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
156 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 51% 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
Price vs. reliability
Where Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) charges more per customer than 94% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 55% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $4,251/year · Latest SAIDI: 156.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 156.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 125.2 | 125.2 | - | 16,602 |
| 2021 | 206.2 | 206.2 | - | 16,629 |
| 2022 | 114.3 | 93.5 | - | 16,605 |
| 2023 | 156.5 | 130.4 | - | 16,565 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) serves 21 ZIP codes in Kansas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS)?
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) had a SAIDI of 156.5 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS)?
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) is classified as a Cooperative serving Kansas.
How many customers does Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) serve?
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) serves approximately 16,578 customers in Kansas.
How has Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS)'s reliability changed over time?
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) 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
- Cooperative
- State
- Kansas
- Customers
- 16,578
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 15073
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS). 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 (17K here), outside Kansas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (156.5 here), outside Kansas, 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.