Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 18499
Three Notch Elec Member Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 15K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 870 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Three Notch Elec Member Corp shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 438 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 15K customers.
- 870 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 6.40
- SAIFI 2023
- 438 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: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Three Notch Elec Member Corp filings show
Three Notch Elec Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 18499. It reports service to approximately 15,286 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 15 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 Three Notch Elec Member Corp customer experienced 870.0 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That exceeds the 120–180 minute national benchmark by a wide margin, a pattern often tied to severe weather exposure, older infrastructure, or longer repair windows. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 6.40, putting the typical customer at roughly 6 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 438.0 minutes; the difference from the headline 870.0 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Three Notch Elec Member Corp has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI climbed from 370.0 to 870.0 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.
870 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Three Notch Elec Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Three Notch Elec Member Corp SAIDI trend
Three Notch Elec Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
870 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 8% 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 Three Notch Elec Member Corp sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Three Notch Elec Member Corp charges more per customer than 49% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 9% 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: $2,528/year · Latest SAIDI: 870.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 870.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 370.0 | 370.0 | 3.800 |
| 2021 | 1272.0 | 1272.0 | 5.800 |
| 2022 | 1170.0 | 1170.0 | 5.600 |
| 2023 | 870.0 | 438.0 | 6.400 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Three Notch Elec Member Corp serves 15 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Three Notch Elec Member Corp?
Three Notch Elec Member Corp had a SAIDI of 870.0 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Three Notch Elec Member Corp?
Three Notch Elec Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Three Notch Elec Member Corp serve?
Three Notch Elec Member Corp serves approximately 15,286 customers in Georgia.
How has Three Notch Elec Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Three Notch Elec Member Corp 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
- Georgia
- Customers
- 15,286
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 18499
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Three Notch Elec Member Corp. 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 Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (870.0 here), outside Georgia, 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.