Cooperative · Colorado · EIA 17592
Southeast Colorado Power Assn
Cooperative · Colorado · 11K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 751 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Southeast Colorado Power Assn shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 718 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 11K customers.
- 751 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 718 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 11K
- 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 Southeast Colorado Power Assn filings show
Southeast Colorado Power Assn is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Colorado under EIA identifier 17592. It reports service to approximately 10,826 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 34 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 Southeast Colorado Power Assn customer experienced 751.1 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That is substantially above the 120–180 minute national benchmark, indicating either storm-prone geography, aging infrastructure, or extended restoration windows. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 717.5 minutes; the difference from the headline 751.1 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Southeast Colorado Power Assn's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 339.5 to 751.1 minutes, which may reflect either 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.
751 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Southeast Colorado Power Assn from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Southeast Colorado Power Assn SAIDI trend
Southeast Colorado Power Assn vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
751 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 10% 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 Southeast Colorado Power Assn sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Southeast Colorado Power Assn charges more per customer than 79% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 11% 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: $3,145/year · Latest SAIDI: 751.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 751.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 339.5 | 300.1 | - | 10,599 |
| 2021 | 721.0 | 566.3 | - | 10,656 |
| 2022 | 987.0 | 913.0 | - | 10,749 |
| 2023 | 751.1 | 717.5 | - | 10,921 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Southeast Colorado Power Assn serves 34 ZIP codes in Colorado.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Southeast Colorado Power Assn?
Southeast Colorado Power Assn had a SAIDI of 751.1 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Southeast Colorado Power Assn?
Southeast Colorado Power Assn is classified as a Cooperative serving Colorado.
How many customers does Southeast Colorado Power Assn serve?
Southeast Colorado Power Assn serves approximately 10,826 customers in Colorado.
How has Southeast Colorado Power Assn's reliability changed over time?
Southeast Colorado Power Assn has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Colorado
- Customers
- 10,826
- Annual Revenue
- $0.03B
- EIA ID
- 17592
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Southeast Colorado Power Assn. 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 (11K here), outside Colorado.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (751.1 here), outside Colorado, 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.