Cooperative · North Carolina · EIA 16496
Rutherford Elec Member Corp
Cooperative · North Carolina · 76K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 144 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Rutherford Elec Member Corp shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 97 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 76K customers.
- 144 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.09
- SAIFI 2023
- 97 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 76K
- 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 Rutherford Elec Member Corp filings show
Rutherford Elec Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in North Carolina under EIA identifier 16496. It reports service to approximately 75,956 customer accounts and generated about $0.17 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 50 ZIP codes. Cooperative ownership means the utility is run for the benefit of the ratepayer-members who elect its board, rather than for shareholder returns, which can shift how rate and investment decisions get made.
In 2023, the average Rutherford Elec Member Corp customer experienced 144.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.09 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 97.0 minutes, and the spread against the headline 144.4 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Rutherford Elec Member Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 315.0 to 144.4 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes.
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.
144 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 Rutherford Elec Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Rutherford Elec Member Corp SAIDI trend
Rutherford Elec Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
144 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 54% 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 Rutherford Elec 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, Rutherford Elec Member Corp charges more per customer than 27% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 58% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,190/year · Latest SAIDI: 144.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 144.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 315.0 | 86.2 | 1.379 | 72,408 |
| 2021 | 99.3 | 62.7 | 0.851 | 73,781 |
| 2022 | 122.7 | 95.2 | 1.051 | 74,936 |
| 2023 | 144.4 | 97.0 | 1.091 | 75,960 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Rutherford Elec Member Corp serves 50 ZIP codes in North Carolina.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Rutherford Elec Member Corp?
Rutherford Elec Member Corp had a SAIDI of 144.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Rutherford Elec Member Corp?
Rutherford Elec Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving North Carolina.
How many customers does Rutherford Elec Member Corp serve?
Rutherford Elec Member Corp serves approximately 75,956 customers in North Carolina.
How has Rutherford Elec Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Rutherford Elec Member Corp 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
- Cooperative
- State
- North Carolina
- Customers
- 75,956
- Annual Revenue
- $0.17B
- EIA ID
- 16496
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Rutherford Elec 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 (76K here), outside North Carolina.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (144.4 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.