Municipal · Washington · EIA 1579

PUD No 1 of Benton County

Municipal · Washington · 57K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 125 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

PUD No 1 of Benton County shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 48 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (125 minutes including them) across 57K customers.

125 min
SAIDI 2023
1.08
SAIFI 2023
48 min
SAIDI ex-MED
57K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.

What mid-pack PUD No 1 of Benton County filings show

PUD No 1 of Benton County is a municipally-owned utility operating in Washington under EIA identifier 1579. It reports service to approximately 57,263 customer accounts and generated about $0.13 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 16 ZIP codes. Being municipally owned, the utility answers to a local board or city council rather than a state commission, and carries a federal income tax exemption.

In 2023, the average PUD No 1 of Benton County customer experienced 124.9 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.08, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 48.1 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 124.9 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.

PUD No 1 of Benton County 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 88.5 to 124.9 minutes over that window, a shift that can point to worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.

B-
Reliability Score
65/100
PUD No 1 of Benton County · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability B+ 48.1 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration C+ 124.9 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency C 1.08/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 16.6%

125 outage minutes per customer annually

PUD No 1 of Benton County SAIDI

Annual minutes without electric service (2023)

125 SAIDI125 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI125SAIDI

Excellent

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for PUD No 1 of Benton County from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

PUD No 1 of Benton County SAIDI trend

0 30 60 90 120 150 2020 2021 2022 2023 88.5 59.7 134.1 124.9
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

PUD No 1 of Benton County vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

125 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 59% 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 PUD No 1 of Benton County sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, PUD No 1 of Benton County charges more per customer than 39% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 63% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.

PUD No 1 of Benton County vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 50PUD No 1 of Benton County, Price percentile: 39 · Reliability percentile: 63
PUD No 1 of Benton County vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,352/year · Latest SAIDI: 124.9 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 124.9 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 88.5 67.7 0.650 54,440
2021 59.7 47.0 0.460 55,234
2022 134.1 58.4 1.060 56,224
2023 124.9 48.1 1.080 56,863

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

PUD No 1 of Benton County serves 16 ZIP codes in Washington.

98930989449930199320993239933699337993389934399345993469934999350993529935399354

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is PUD No 1 of Benton County?

PUD No 1 of Benton County had a SAIDI of 124.9 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 48.1 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 PUD No 1 of Benton County?

PUD No 1 of Benton County is classified as a Municipal serving Washington.

How many customers does PUD No 1 of Benton County serve?

PUD No 1 of Benton County serves approximately 57,263 customers in Washington.

How has PUD No 1 of Benton County's reliability changed over time?

PUD No 1 of Benton County 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
Municipal
State
Washington
Customers
57,263
Annual Revenue
$0.13B
EIA ID
1579

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for PUD No 1 of Benton County. 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 (57K here), outside Washington.

City of Ocala 57K · FL City of Santa Clara - (CA) 57K · CA Talquin Electric Coop, Inc 57K · FL Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp 58K · AR

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (124.9 here), outside Washington, excluding the customer-peer set.

Four County Elec Member Corp 124.8 min · NC Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist 125.8 min · OR Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) 126.0 min · SC Linn County REC 126.0 min · IA

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.