Cooperative · Indiana · EIA 18940
Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp
Cooperative · Indiana · 30K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 406 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 177 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (406 minutes including them) across 30K customers.
- 406 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.28
- SAIFI 2023
- 177 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 30K
- 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 Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp filings show
Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Indiana under EIA identifier 18940. It reports service to approximately 29,828 customer accounts and generated about $0.08 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 30 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 Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp customer experienced 406.3 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.28 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 176.7 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 406.3 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI climbed from 180.4 to 406.3 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.
406 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 Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp SAIDI trend
Tipmont Rural 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
406 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 22% 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 Tipmont Rural 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, Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp charges more per customer than 51% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 24% 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: $2,543/year · Latest SAIDI: 406.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 406.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 180.4 | 77.1 | 2.100 | 27,713 |
| 2021 | 211.4 | 164.3 | 1.390 | 30,986 |
| 2022 | 102.1 | 79.8 | 0.954 | 29,861 |
| 2023 | 406.3 | 176.7 | 1.279 | 29,231 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp serves 30 ZIP codes in Indiana.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp?
Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp had a SAIDI of 406.3 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 176.7 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure sits close to the national average.
What type of utility is Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp?
Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Indiana.
How many customers does Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp serve?
Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp serves approximately 29,828 customers in Indiana.
How has Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Tipmont Rural Elec Member Corp 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
- Indiana
- Customers
- 29,828
- Annual Revenue
- $0.08B
- EIA ID
- 18940
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Tipmont Rural 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 (30K here), outside Indiana.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (406.3 here), outside Indiana, 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.