Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 18956
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)
Cooperative · Georgia · 23K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 260 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 124 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (260 minutes including them) across 23K customers.
- 260 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.75
- SAIFI 2023
- 124 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 23K
- 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 Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) filings show
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 18956. It reports service to approximately 23,094 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 16 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) customer experienced 260.3 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.75, putting the typical customer at roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 124.1 minutes, and the spread against the headline 260.3 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)'s reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 177.7 to 260.3 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.
260 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 Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) SAIDI trend
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
260 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 33% 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 Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) charges more per customer than 32% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 36% 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: $2,250/year · Latest SAIDI: 260.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 260.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 177.7 | 129.7 | 2.007 |
| 2021 | 113.7 | 113.7 | 1.975 |
| 2022 | 230.8 | 138.3 | 2.989 |
| 2023 | 260.3 | 124.1 | 1.748 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) serves 16 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) had a SAIDI of 260.3 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 124.1 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) serve?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) serves approximately 23,094 customers in Georgia.
How has Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)'s reliability changed over time?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) 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
- Georgia
- Customers
- 23,094
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 18956
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA). 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 (23K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (260.3 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.