Cooperative · Texas · EIA 16461

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc

Cooperative · Texas · 23K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 1199 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 510 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (1199 minutes including them) across 23K customers.

1199 min
SAIDI 2023
510 min
SAIDI ex-MED
23K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).

What long-outage Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc filings show

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 16461. It reports service to approximately 23,430 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 20 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 Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 1198.8 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that runs well past the 120–180 minute national benchmark, which can reflect storm-exposed terrain, an aging grid, or slower restoration times. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 510.4 minutes; the difference from the headline 1198.8 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 742.4 to 1198.8 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.

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Reliability Score
0/100
Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc · 2 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability F 510.4 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration F 1198.8 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency N/A N/A
SAIFI not reported for this utility
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 100.0%

1199 minutes per customer per year

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI

Annual minutes without electric service (2023)

1.2K SAIDI1.2K SAIDINat. avg 341341K SAIDI1.2K SAIDI

Below Average

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend

0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2020 2021 2022 2023 742.4 1545.9 1048.5 1198.8
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution

Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure

1,199 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 5% 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 Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc sits on price vs. reliability

Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 56% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 6% 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.

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 12Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 52Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 33 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 57Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc, Price percentile: 56 · Reliability percentile: 6
Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,629/year · Latest SAIDI: 1198.8 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 1198.8 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 742.4 419.2 - 22,934
2021 1545.9 353.8 - 23,212
2022 1048.5 459.8 - 23,205
2023 1198.8 510.4 - 23,300

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc serves 20 ZIP codes in Texas.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc?

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 1198.8 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 510.4 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure runs above the national average, pointing to below-average reliability.

What type of utility is Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc?

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.

How many customers does Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc serve?

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 23,430 customers in Texas.

How has Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?

Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc 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
Texas
Customers
23,430
Annual Revenue
$0.06B
EIA ID
16461

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Two cross-state peer sets for Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc. 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 (23K here), outside Texas.

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Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (1198.8 here), outside Texas, excluding the customer-peer set.

Entergy Mississippi LLC 1201.2 min · MS Entergy Arkansas LLC 1211.8 min · AR Talquin Electric Coop, Inc 1219.0 min · FL Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp 1233.7 min · KY

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.