Cooperative · Oregon · EIA 16555
Salem Electric - (OR)
Cooperative · Oregon · 21K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 5 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Salem Electric - (OR) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 5 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 21K customers.
- 5 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.13
- SAIFI 2023
- 5 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 21K
- 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 Salem Electric - (OR) filings show
Salem Electric - (OR) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Oregon under EIA identifier 16555. It reports service to approximately 20,745 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 11 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 Salem Electric - (OR) customer experienced 5.4 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. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.13, putting the typical customer at roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 5.4 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 5.4 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
Salem Electric - (OR) has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 12.5 to 5.4 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.
5 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 Salem Electric - (OR) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Salem Electric - (OR) SAIDI trend
Salem Electric - (OR) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
5 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 98% 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 Salem Electric - (OR) sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Salem Electric - (OR) charges more per customer than 2% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 99% 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: $1,588/year · Latest SAIDI: 5.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 5.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.100 |
| 2021 | 708.8 | 13.9 | 1.023 |
| 2022 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 0.499 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.125 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Salem Electric - (OR) serves 11 ZIP codes in Oregon.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Salem Electric - (OR)?
Salem Electric - (OR) had a SAIDI of 5.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Salem Electric - (OR)?
Salem Electric - (OR) is classified as a Cooperative serving Oregon.
How many customers does Salem Electric - (OR) serve?
Salem Electric - (OR) serves approximately 20,745 customers in Oregon.
How has Salem Electric - (OR)'s reliability changed over time?
Salem Electric - (OR) 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
- Oregon
- Customers
- 20,745
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 16555
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Salem Electric - (OR). 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 (21K here), outside Oregon.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (5.4 here), outside Oregon, 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.