Cooperative · Kentucky · EIA 17564
South Kentucky Rural E C C
Cooperative · Kentucky · 70K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 1715 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
South Kentucky Rural E C C shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 251 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (1715 minutes including them) across 70K customers.
- 1715 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.95
- SAIFI 2023
- 251 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 70K
- 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 South Kentucky Rural E C C filings show
South Kentucky Rural E C C is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kentucky under EIA identifier 17564. It reports service to approximately 70,418 customer accounts and generated about $0.15 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 42 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 South Kentucky Rural E C C customer experienced 1714.5 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (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. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 2.95, putting the typical customer at roughly 3 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 251.0 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 1714.5 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), South Kentucky Rural E C C's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI climbed from 378.6 to 1714.5 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.
1715 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 South Kentucky Rural E C C from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
South Kentucky Rural E C C SAIDI trend
South Kentucky Rural E C C vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
1,715 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 3% 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 South Kentucky Rural E C C sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, South Kentucky Rural E C C charges more per customer than 21% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 3% 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: $2,083/year · Latest SAIDI: 1714.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 1714.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 378.6 | 270.1 | 2.348 | 69,987 |
| 2021 | 1420.0 | 322.5 | 3.630 | 69,477 |
| 2022 | 458.0 | 458.0 | 3.239 | 70,905 |
| 2023 | 1714.5 | 251.0 | 2.950 | 71,539 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
South Kentucky Rural E C C serves 42 ZIP codes in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is South Kentucky Rural E C C?
South Kentucky Rural E C C had a SAIDI of 1714.5 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 251.0 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 weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is South Kentucky Rural E C C?
South Kentucky Rural E C C is classified as a Cooperative serving Kentucky.
How many customers does South Kentucky Rural E C C serve?
South Kentucky Rural E C C serves approximately 70,418 customers in Kentucky.
How has South Kentucky Rural E C C's reliability changed over time?
South Kentucky Rural E C C 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
- 70,418
- Annual Revenue
- $0.15B
- EIA ID
- 17564
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for South Kentucky Rural E C C. 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 (70K here), outside Kentucky.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (1714.5 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.