Cooperative · Virginia · EIA 40228
Rappahannock Electric Coop
Cooperative · Virginia · 176K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 205 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Rappahannock Electric Coop shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 173 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 176K customers.
- 205 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.78
- SAIFI 2023
- 173 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 176K
- 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 Rappahannock Electric Coop filings show
Rappahannock Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Virginia under EIA identifier 40228. It reports service to approximately 176,342 customer accounts and generated about $0.50 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 157 ZIP codes. Cooperative ownership means the utility is run for the benefit of the ratepayer-members who elect its board, rather than for shareholder returns, which can shift how rate and investment decisions get made.
In 2023, the average Rappahannock Electric Coop customer experienced 205.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.78, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 173.2 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 205.4 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Rappahannock Electric Coop, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI dropped from 350.1 to 205.4 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely.
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.
205 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 Rappahannock Electric Coop from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Rappahannock Electric Coop SAIDI trend
Rappahannock Electric Coop vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
205 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 42% 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 Rappahannock Electric Coop sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Rappahannock Electric Coop charges more per customer than 67% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 45% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,833/year · Latest SAIDI: 205.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 205.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 350.1 | 176.2 | 2.160 | 167,315 |
| 2021 | 457.7 | 159.2 | 2.140 | 170,020 |
| 2022 | 2620.0 | 208.2 | 3.100 | 172,416 |
| 2023 | 205.4 | 173.2 | 1.780 | 175,743 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Rappahannock Electric Coop serves 157 ZIP codes in Virginia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Rappahannock Electric Coop?
Rappahannock Electric Coop had a SAIDI of 205.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Rappahannock Electric Coop?
Rappahannock Electric Coop is classified as a Cooperative serving Virginia.
How many customers does Rappahannock Electric Coop serve?
Rappahannock Electric Coop serves approximately 176,342 customers in Virginia.
How has Rappahannock Electric Coop's reliability changed over time?
Rappahannock Electric Coop 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
- Cooperative
- State
- Virginia
- Customers
- 176,342
- Annual Revenue
- $0.50B
- EIA ID
- 40228
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Rappahannock Electric Coop. 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 (176K here), outside Virginia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (205.4 here), outside Virginia, 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.