Municipal · Massachusetts · EIA 17127
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA)
Municipal · Massachusetts · 16K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 11 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 11 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 16K customers.
- 11 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.19
- SAIFI 2023
- 11 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 16K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) filings show
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) is a municipally-owned utility operating in Massachusetts under EIA identifier 17127. It reports service to approximately 16,445 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 9 ZIP codes. As a municipal utility, it is typically governed by a local board or city council and is exempt from federal income tax.
In 2023, the average Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) customer experienced 10.9 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That is comfortably under the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, a sign of solid grid resilience and quick outage response. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.19 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 0 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 10.9 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 10.9 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Town of Shrewsbury - (MA), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 40.0 to 10.9 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes.
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.
11 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 Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) SAIDI trend
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
11 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 96% 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 Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) charges more per customer than 56% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 98% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more and is more reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,629/year · Latest SAIDI: 10.9 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 10.9 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40.0 | - | 0.410 |
| 2021 | 17.2 | 3.0 | 0.300 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.050 |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 0.190 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) serves 9 ZIP codes in Massachusetts.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Town of Shrewsbury - (MA)?
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) had a SAIDI of 10.9 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Town of Shrewsbury - (MA)?
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) is classified as a Municipal serving Massachusetts.
How many customers does Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) serve?
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) serves approximately 16,445 customers in Massachusetts.
How has Town of Shrewsbury - (MA)'s reliability changed over time?
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) 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
- Municipal
- State
- Massachusetts
- Customers
- 16,445
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 17127
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Town of Shrewsbury - (MA). 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 (16K here), outside Massachusetts.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (10.9 here), outside Massachusetts, 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.