Cooperative · Tennessee · EIA 15293
Powell Valley Electric Coop
Cooperative · Tennessee · 26K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 390 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Powell Valley Electric Coop shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 317 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 26K customers.
- 390 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 5.21
- SAIFI 2023
- 317 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 26K
- 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 Powell Valley Electric Coop filings show
Powell Valley Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Tennessee under EIA identifier 15293. It reports service to approximately 26,135 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 31 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Powell Valley Electric Coop customer experienced 390.2 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That runs well past the 120–180 minute national benchmark, which can reflect storm-exposed terrain, an aging grid, or slower restoration times. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 5.21 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 5 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 316.7 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 390.2 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
Powell Valley Electric Coop has 3 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2021–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 229.2 to 390.2 minutes, which may reflect either 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.
390 minutes per customer per year
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2021-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Powell Valley Electric Coop from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Powell Valley Electric Coop SAIDI trend
Powell Valley Electric Coop vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
390 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 23% 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 Powell Valley 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, Powell Valley Electric Coop charges more per customer than 14% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 26% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $1,980/year · Latest SAIDI: 390.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 390.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2021–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 229.2 | 229.2 | 2.715 | 24,970 |
| 2022 | 228.6 | 205.6 | 3.690 | 25,233 |
| 2023 | 390.2 | 316.7 | 5.205 | 25,740 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Powell Valley Electric Coop serves 31 ZIP codes in Tennessee.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Powell Valley Electric Coop?
Powell Valley Electric Coop had a SAIDI of 390.2 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Powell Valley Electric Coop?
Powell Valley Electric Coop is classified as a Cooperative serving Tennessee.
How many customers does Powell Valley Electric Coop serve?
Powell Valley Electric Coop serves approximately 26,135 customers in Tennessee.
How has Powell Valley Electric Coop's reliability changed over time?
Powell Valley Electric Coop has 3 years of reliability data (2021-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Tennessee
- Customers
- 26,135
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 15293
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Powell Valley 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 (26K here), outside Tennessee.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (390.2 here), outside Tennessee, 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.