Municipal · Minnesota · EIA 16181
Rochester Public Utilities
Municipal · Minnesota · 59K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 30 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Rochester Public Utilities shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 26 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 59K customers.
- 30 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.49
- SAIFI 2023
- 26 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 59K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage Rochester Public Utilities filings show
Rochester Public Utilities is a municipally-owned utility operating in Minnesota under EIA identifier 16181. It reports service to approximately 59,088 customer accounts and generated about $0.16 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 5 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 Rochester Public Utilities customer experienced 30.1 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. 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 0.49, putting the typical customer at roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 25.6 minutes, and the spread against the headline 30.1 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Rochester Public Utilities's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI climbed from 29.6 to 30.1 minutes over that window, a shift that can point to 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.
30 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 Rochester Public Utilities from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Rochester Public Utilities SAIDI trend
Rochester Public Utilities vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
30 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 90% 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 Rochester Public Utilities sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Rochester Public Utilities charges more per customer than 62% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 93% 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: $2,739/year · Latest SAIDI: 30.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 30.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 0.680 | 57,447 |
| 2021 | 62.7 | 39.9 | 1.000 | 57,924 |
| 2022 | 74.6 | 37.2 | 0.849 | 58,436 |
| 2023 | 30.1 | 25.6 | 0.493 | 59,627 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Rochester Public Utilities serves 5 ZIP codes in Minnesota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Rochester Public Utilities?
Rochester Public Utilities had a SAIDI of 30.1 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Rochester Public Utilities?
Rochester Public Utilities is classified as a Municipal serving Minnesota.
How many customers does Rochester Public Utilities serve?
Rochester Public Utilities serves approximately 59,088 customers in Minnesota.
How has Rochester Public Utilities's reliability changed over time?
Rochester Public Utilities 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
- Minnesota
- Customers
- 59,088
- Annual Revenue
- $0.16B
- EIA ID
- 16181
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Rochester Public Utilities. 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 (59K here), outside Minnesota.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (30.1 here), outside Minnesota, 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.