Cooperative · Kentucky · EIA 16587
Salt River Electric Coop Corp
Cooperative · Kentucky · 56K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 907 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Salt River Electric Coop Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 156 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (907 minutes including them) across 56K customers.
- 907 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.32
- SAIFI 2023
- 156 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 56K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Salt River Electric Coop Corp filings show
Salt River Electric Coop Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kentucky under EIA identifier 16587. It reports service to approximately 56,472 customer accounts and generated about $0.13 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 35 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 Salt River Electric Coop Corp customer experienced 906.8 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 2.32 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 156.0 minutes; the difference from the headline 906.8 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Salt River Electric Coop Corp's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 95.8 to 906.8 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
907 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 Salt River Electric Coop Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Salt River Electric Coop Corp SAIDI trend
Salt River Electric Coop Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
907 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 8% 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 Salt River Electric Coop 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, Salt River Electric Coop Corp charges more per customer than 34% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 9% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,274/year · Latest SAIDI: 906.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 906.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 95.8 | 85.8 | 0.990 | 53,975 |
| 2021 | 147.2 | 90.6 | 1.260 | 54,796 |
| 2022 | 230.8 | 144.6 | 1.986 | 55,624 |
| 2023 | 906.8 | 156.0 | 2.320 | 56,472 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Salt River Electric Coop Corp serves 35 ZIP codes in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Salt River Electric Coop Corp?
Salt River Electric Coop Corp had a SAIDI of 906.8 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 156.0 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Salt River Electric Coop Corp?
Salt River Electric Coop Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Kentucky.
How many customers does Salt River Electric Coop Corp serve?
Salt River Electric Coop Corp serves approximately 56,472 customers in Kentucky.
How has Salt River Electric Coop Corp's reliability changed over time?
Salt River Electric Coop Corp has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Kentucky
- Customers
- 56,472
- Annual Revenue
- $0.13B
- EIA ID
- 16587
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Salt River Electric Coop 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 (56K here), outside Kentucky.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (906.8 here), outside Kentucky, 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.