South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn

What This Utility Data Tells You

South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Louisiana under EIA identifier 17565. It reports service to approximately 21,420 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 57 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 South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn customer experienced 86.8 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 1.46 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 86.8 minutes; the difference from the headline 86.8 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 423.4 down to 86.8 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.