Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 15700
Rayle Electric Membership Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 20K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 456 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Rayle Electric Membership Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 267 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 20K customers.
- 456 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 3.13
- SAIFI 2023
- 267 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 20K
- 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 Rayle Electric Membership Corp filings show
Rayle Electric Membership Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 15700. It reports service to approximately 19,644 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 26 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Rayle Electric Membership Corp customer experienced 456.0 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 3.13 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 3 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 267.4 minutes; the difference from the headline 456.0 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 Rayle Electric Membership Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 298.7 to 456.0 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.
456 min/year per customer
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Rayle Electric Membership Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Rayle Electric Membership Corp SAIDI trend
Rayle Electric Membership Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
456 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 19% 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 Rayle Electric Membership Corp sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Rayle Electric Membership Corp charges more per customer than 13% 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: $1,962/year · Latest SAIDI: 456.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 456.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 298.7 | 269.1 | 2.850 | 18,763 |
| 2021 | 174.3 | 145.3 | 1.760 | 19,087 |
| 2022 | 493.7 | 234.4 | 2.630 | 19,366 |
| 2023 | 456.0 | 267.4 | 3.130 | 19,644 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Rayle Electric Membership Corp serves 26 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Rayle Electric Membership Corp?
Rayle Electric Membership Corp had a SAIDI of 456.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Rayle Electric Membership Corp?
Rayle Electric Membership Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Rayle Electric Membership Corp serve?
Rayle Electric Membership Corp serves approximately 19,644 customers in Georgia.
How has Rayle Electric Membership Corp's reliability changed over time?
Rayle Electric Membership Corp 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
- Cooperative
- State
- Georgia
- Customers
- 19,644
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 15700
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Rayle Electric Membership Corp. 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 (20K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (456.0 here), outside Georgia, 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.