Municipal · Washington · EIA 10944
PUD No 1 of Lewis County
Municipal · Washington · 35K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 444 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
PUD No 1 of Lewis County shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 423 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 35K customers.
- 444 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 3.04
- SAIFI 2023
- 423 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 35K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage PUD No 1 of Lewis County filings show
PUD No 1 of Lewis County is a municipally-owned utility operating in Washington under EIA identifier 10944. It reports service to approximately 34,809 customer accounts and generated about $0.08 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 44 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 Lewis County customer experienced 444.5 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That exceeds the 120–180 minute national benchmark by a wide margin, a pattern often tied to severe weather exposure, older infrastructure, or longer repair windows. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 3.04 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 3 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 423.3 minutes; the difference from the headline 444.5 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
PUD No 1 of Lewis 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 has increased from 433.4 to 444.5 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.
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.
444 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County SAIDI trend
PUD No 1 of Lewis County vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
444 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 20% 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County charges more per customer than 38% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 22% 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: $2,350/year · Latest SAIDI: 444.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 444.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 433.4 | 259.6 | 2.690 | 34,012 |
| 2021 | 897.0 | 345.0 | 4.200 | 34,114 |
| 2022 | 739.5 | 421.2 | 3.262 | 34,587 |
| 2023 | 444.5 | 423.3 | 3.045 | 35,227 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
PUD No 1 of Lewis County serves 44 ZIP codes in Washington.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is PUD No 1 of Lewis County?
PUD No 1 of Lewis County had a SAIDI of 444.5 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this trails the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is PUD No 1 of Lewis County?
PUD No 1 of Lewis County is classified as a Municipal serving Washington.
How many customers does PUD No 1 of Lewis County serve?
PUD No 1 of Lewis County serves approximately 34,809 customers in Washington.
How has PUD No 1 of Lewis County's reliability changed over time?
PUD No 1 of Lewis County 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
- Municipal
- State
- Washington
- Customers
- 34,809
- Annual Revenue
- $0.08B
- EIA ID
- 10944
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for PUD No 1 of Lewis 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 (35K here), outside Washington.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (444.5 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.