Cooperative · Kansas · EIA 13799
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc
Cooperative · Kansas · 25K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 220 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 139 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 25K customers.
- 220 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 139 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 25K
- 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 Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc filings show
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kansas under EIA identifier 13799. It reports service to approximately 24,637 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 84 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 Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc customer experienced 220.0 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (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. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 138.9 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 220.0 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 139.6 to 220.0 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
220 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc SAIDI trend
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
220 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 39% 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 Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc charges more per customer than 33% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 42% 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: $2,260/year · Latest SAIDI: 220.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 220.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 139.6 | 139.6 | - |
| 2021 | 188.7 | 95.5 | - |
| 2022 | 210.1 | 107.1 | - |
| 2023 | 220.0 | 138.9 | - |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc serves 84 ZIP codes in Kansas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc?
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc had a SAIDI of 220.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc?
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Kansas.
How many customers does Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc serve?
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc serves approximately 24,637 customers in Kansas.
How has Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc's reliability changed over time?
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Kansas
- Customers
- 24,637
- Annual Revenue
- $0.06B
- EIA ID
- 13799
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc. 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 (25K here), outside Kansas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (220.0 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.