Cooperative · Texas · EIA 16627
San Patricio Electric Coop Inc
Cooperative · Texas · 12K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 204 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
San Patricio Electric Coop Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 178 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 12K customers.
- 204 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.87
- SAIFI 2023
- 178 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 12K
- 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 Patricio Electric Coop Inc filings show
San Patricio Electric Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 16627. It reports service to approximately 12,377 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 23 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 Patricio Electric Coop Inc customer experienced 203.8 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.87 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 177.5 minutes; the difference from the headline 203.8 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
San Patricio Electric Coop Inc 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 300.1 to 203.8 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.
204 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 San Patricio Electric Coop Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
San Patricio Electric Coop Inc SAIDI trend
San Patricio 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
204 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 42% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where San Patricio 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 Patricio Electric Coop Inc charges more per customer than 48% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 45% 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: $2,519/year · Latest SAIDI: 203.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 203.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 300.1 | 246.4 | 2.143 | 11,784 |
| 2021 | 233.3 | 188.0 | 2.158 | 11,988 |
| 2022 | 280.2 | 206.9 | 2.554 | 12,167 |
| 2023 | 203.8 | 177.5 | 1.870 | 12,345 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
San Patricio Electric Coop Inc serves 23 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is San Patricio Electric Coop Inc?
San Patricio Electric Coop Inc had a SAIDI of 203.8 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is San Patricio Electric Coop Inc?
San Patricio Electric Coop Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does San Patricio Electric Coop Inc serve?
San Patricio Electric Coop Inc serves approximately 12,377 customers in Texas.
How has San Patricio Electric Coop Inc's reliability changed over time?
San Patricio 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
- 12,377
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 16627
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for San Patricio 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 (12K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (203.8 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.