Municipal · Washington · EIA 3413
PUD No 1 of Chelan County
Municipal · Washington · 50K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 76 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
PUD No 1 of Chelan County shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 76 minutes SAIDI across 50K customers.
- 76 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.58
- SAIFI 2023
- 50K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage PUD No 1 of Chelan County filings show
PUD No 1 of Chelan County is a municipally-owned utility operating in Washington under EIA identifier 3413. It reports service to approximately 49,579 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 28 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 Chelan County customer experienced 76.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). 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 0.58, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for PUD No 1 of Chelan County, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 55.5 to 76.4 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.
76 outage minutes per customer annually
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for PUD No 1 of Chelan County from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
PUD No 1 of Chelan County SAIDI trend
PUD No 1 of Chelan County vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
76 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 72% 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 Chelan 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 Chelan County charges more per customer than 1% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 76% 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.
Revenue per customer: $1,355/year · Latest SAIDI: 76.4 minutes/year.
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55.5 | 0.306 |
| 2021 | 63.7 | 0.480 |
| 2022 | 50.0 | 0.468 |
| 2023 | 76.4 | 0.585 |
Service Area
PUD No 1 of Chelan County serves 28 ZIP codes in Washington.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is PUD No 1 of Chelan County?
PUD No 1 of Chelan County had a SAIDI of 76.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is PUD No 1 of Chelan County?
PUD No 1 of Chelan County is classified as a Municipal serving Washington.
How many customers does PUD No 1 of Chelan County serve?
PUD No 1 of Chelan County serves approximately 49,579 customers in Washington.
How has PUD No 1 of Chelan County's reliability changed over time?
PUD No 1 of Chelan County 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
- Municipal
- State
- Washington
- Customers
- 49,579
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 3413
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for PUD No 1 of Chelan 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 (50K here), outside Washington.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (76.4 here), outside Washington, 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.