Cooperative · Wisconsin · EIA 16060
Riverland Energy Cooperative
Cooperative · Wisconsin · 19K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 182 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Riverland Energy Cooperative shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 82 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (182 minutes including them) across 19K customers.
- 182 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.00
- SAIFI 2023
- 82 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 19K
- 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 Riverland Energy Cooperative filings show
Riverland Energy Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Wisconsin under EIA identifier 16060. It reports service to approximately 19,413 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 24 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 Riverland Energy Cooperative customer experienced 182.1 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.00, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 82.1 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 182.1 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Riverland Energy Cooperative, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 87.6 to 182.1 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
182 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 Riverland Energy Cooperative from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Riverland Energy Cooperative SAIDI trend
Riverland Energy Cooperative vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
182 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 46% 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 Riverland Energy Cooperative sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Riverland Energy Cooperative charges more per customer than 28% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 49% 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: $2,207/year · Latest SAIDI: 182.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 182.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 87.6 | 72.6 | 0.694 | 18,507 |
| 2021 | 341.4 | 72.2 | 1.315 | 18,781 |
| 2022 | 157.4 | 154.1 | 1.403 | 19,062 |
| 2023 | 182.1 | 82.1 | 1.005 | 19,468 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Riverland Energy Cooperative serves 24 ZIP codes in Wisconsin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Riverland Energy Cooperative?
Riverland Energy Cooperative had a SAIDI of 182.1 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 82.1 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Riverland Energy Cooperative?
Riverland Energy Cooperative is classified as a Cooperative serving Wisconsin.
How many customers does Riverland Energy Cooperative serve?
Riverland Energy Cooperative serves approximately 19,413 customers in Wisconsin.
How has Riverland Energy Cooperative's reliability changed over time?
Riverland Energy Cooperative 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
- Wisconsin
- Customers
- 19,413
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 16060
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Riverland Energy Cooperative. 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 (19K here), outside Wisconsin.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (182.1 here), outside Wisconsin, 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.