Cooperative · North Carolina · EIA 16101
Roanoke Electric Member Corp
Cooperative · North Carolina · 14K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 130 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Roanoke Electric Member Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 130 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 14K customers.
- 130 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.08
- SAIFI 2023
- 130 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 14K
- 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 Roanoke Electric Member Corp filings show
Roanoke Electric Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in North Carolina under EIA identifier 16101. It reports service to approximately 14,362 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 46 ZIP codes. Being member-owned, this cooperative answers to its ratepayers rather than outside shareholders, a structure that tends to influence how rate cases and capital spending get decided.
In 2023, the average Roanoke Electric Member Corp customer experienced 130.1 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. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.08, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 130.1 minutes; the difference from the headline 130.1 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Roanoke Electric Member Corp's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI dropped from 421.1 to 130.1 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.
130 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 Roanoke Electric Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Roanoke Electric Member Corp SAIDI trend
Roanoke Electric Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
130 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 58% 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 Roanoke Electric Member 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, Roanoke Electric Member Corp charges more per customer than 70% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 61% 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: $2,892/year · Latest SAIDI: 130.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 130.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 421.1 | 115.2 | 1.657 | 14,683 |
| 2021 | 183.8 | 106.1 | 1.195 | 13,657 |
| 2022 | 237.6 | 140.6 | 1.867 | 13,599 |
| 2023 | 130.1 | 130.1 | 1.076 | 14,682 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Roanoke Electric Member Corp serves 46 ZIP codes in North Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Roanoke Electric Member Corp?
Roanoke Electric Member Corp had a SAIDI of 130.1 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Roanoke Electric Member Corp?
Roanoke Electric Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving North Carolina.
How many customers does Roanoke Electric Member Corp serve?
Roanoke Electric Member Corp serves approximately 14,362 customers in North Carolina.
How has Roanoke Electric Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Roanoke Electric Member 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
- North Carolina
- Customers
- 14,362
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 16101
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Roanoke Electric Member 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 (14K here), outside North Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (130.1 here), outside North Carolina, 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.