Municipal · Washington · EIA 4442
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County
Municipal · Washington · 53K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 111 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 111 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 53K customers.
- 111 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.91
- SAIFI 2023
- 111 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 53K
- 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 PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County filings show
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County is a municipally-owned utility operating in Washington under EIA identifier 4442. It reports service to approximately 53,155 customer accounts and generated about $0.23 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 19 ZIP codes. Municipal ownership means a local board or city council typically oversees this utility, and it is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County customer experienced 110.9 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 0.91 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 110.9 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 110.9 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 152.5 down to 110.9 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.
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.
111 minutes per customer per year
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 Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County SAIDI trend
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
111 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 63% 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 PUD No 1 of Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County charges more per customer than 95% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 66% 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: $4,366/year · Latest SAIDI: 110.9 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 110.9 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 152.5 | 122.8 | 1.057 | 50,513 |
| 2021 | 333.2 | 97.7 | 1.594 | 52,328 |
| 2022 | 408.4 | 96.7 | 1.690 | 53,071 |
| 2023 | 110.9 | 110.9 | 0.909 | 53,798 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County serves 19 ZIP codes in Washington.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County?
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County had a SAIDI of 110.9 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County?
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County is classified as a Municipal serving Washington.
How many customers does PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County serve?
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County serves approximately 53,155 customers in Washington.
How has PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County's reliability changed over time?
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz 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
- 53,155
- Annual Revenue
- $0.23B
- EIA ID
- 4442
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for PUD No 1 of Cowlitz 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 (53K here), outside Washington.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (110.9 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.