Cooperative · Wisconsin · EIA 16740
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop
Cooperative · Wisconsin · 15K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 94 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 91 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 15K customers.
- 94 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.20
- SAIFI 2023
- 91 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 15K
- 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 Scenic Rivers Energy Coop filings show
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Wisconsin under EIA identifier 16740. It reports service to approximately 14,519 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 46 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 Scenic Rivers Energy Coop customer experienced 93.8 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.20 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 91.3 minutes; the difference from the headline 93.8 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Scenic Rivers Energy Coop's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI climbed from 92.8 to 93.8 minutes over that window, a shift that can point to worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.
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.
94 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 Scenic Rivers Energy Coop from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop SAIDI trend
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
94 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 68% 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 Scenic Rivers Energy Coop sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop charges more per customer than 28% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 71% 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: $2,199/year · Latest SAIDI: 93.8 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 93.8 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 92.8 | 92.8 | 1.550 |
| 2021 | 155.2 | 155.2 | 1.550 |
| 2022 | 104.4 | 104.4 | 1.100 |
| 2023 | 93.8 | 91.3 | 1.200 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop serves 46 ZIP codes in Wisconsin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Scenic Rivers Energy Coop?
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop had a SAIDI of 93.8 minutes in 2023. Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Scenic Rivers Energy Coop?
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop is classified as a Cooperative serving Wisconsin.
How many customers does Scenic Rivers Energy Coop serve?
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop serves approximately 14,519 customers in Wisconsin.
How has Scenic Rivers Energy Coop's reliability changed over time?
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop 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
- Wisconsin
- Customers
- 14,519
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 16740
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Scenic Rivers Energy Coop. 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 (15K here), outside Wisconsin.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (93.8 here), outside Wisconsin, 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.