Cooperative · Texas · EIA 16638
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Texas · 32K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 200 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 121 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 32K customers.
- 200 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.92
- SAIFI 2023
- 121 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 32K
- 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 San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc filings show
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 16638. It reports service to approximately 32,226 customer accounts and generated about $0.10 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 14 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 200.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.92, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 120.8 minutes, and the spread against the headline 200.4 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 122.0 to 200.4 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.
200 outage minutes per customer annually
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
San Bernard 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
200 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 43% 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 San Bernard 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, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 81% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 46% 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.
Revenue per customer: $3,172/year · Latest SAIDI: 200.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 200.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 122.0 | 99.2 | 1.218 | 32,302 |
| 2021 | 145.4 | 110.9 | 1.356 | 31,042 |
| 2022 | 121.3 | 89.1 | 1.226 | 28,156 |
| 2023 | 200.4 | 120.8 | 1.923 | 32,014 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc serves 14 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc?
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 200.4 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc?
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc serve?
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 32,226 customers in Texas.
How has San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc 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
- Texas
- Customers
- 32,226
- Annual Revenue
- $0.10B
- EIA ID
- 16638
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for San Bernard 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 (32K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (200.4 here), outside Texas, 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.