Municipal · Washington · EIA 6716
PUD No 1 of Franklin County
Municipal · Washington · 29K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 29 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
PUD No 1 of Franklin County shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 29 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 29K customers.
- 29 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.37
- SAIFI 2023
- 29 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 29K
- 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 Franklin County filings show
PUD No 1 of Franklin County is a municipally-owned utility operating in Washington under EIA identifier 6716. It reports service to approximately 29,428 customer accounts and generated about $0.09 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 14 ZIP codes. As a municipal utility, it is typically governed by a local board or city council and is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average PUD No 1 of Franklin County customer experienced 28.7 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.37, putting the typical customer at roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 28.7 minutes; the difference from the headline 28.7 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for PUD No 1 of Franklin County, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 45.9 to 28.7 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching 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.
29 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for PUD No 1 of Franklin 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 Franklin County SAIDI trend
PUD No 1 of Franklin County vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
29 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 91% 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County charges more per customer than 73% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 93% 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: $2,979/year · Latest SAIDI: 28.7 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 28.7 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 45.9 | 45.9 | 0.460 |
| 2021 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 0.360 |
| 2022 | 53.4 | 53.4 | 0.506 |
| 2023 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 0.366 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
PUD No 1 of Franklin County serves 14 ZIP codes in Washington.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is PUD No 1 of Franklin County?
PUD No 1 of Franklin County had a SAIDI of 28.7 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is PUD No 1 of Franklin County?
PUD No 1 of Franklin County is classified as a Municipal serving Washington.
How many customers does PUD No 1 of Franklin County serve?
PUD No 1 of Franklin County serves approximately 29,428 customers in Washington.
How has PUD No 1 of Franklin County's reliability changed over time?
PUD No 1 of Franklin 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
- 29,428
- Annual Revenue
- $0.09B
- EIA ID
- 6716
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for PUD No 1 of Franklin 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 (29K here), outside Washington.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (28.7 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.