Cooperative · Kentucky · EIA 19162
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)
Cooperative · Kentucky · 30K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 1006 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 383 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (1006 minutes including them) across 30K customers.
- 1006 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 3.97
- SAIFI 2023
- 383 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 Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) filings show
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kentucky under EIA identifier 19162. It reports service to approximately 30,070 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 48 ZIP codes. Being member-owned, this cooperative answers to its ratepayers rather than outside shareholders, a structure that tends to influence how rate cases and capital spending get decided.
In 2023, the average Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) customer experienced 1006.2 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that runs well past the 120–180 minute national benchmark, which can reflect storm-exposed terrain, an aging grid, or slower restoration times. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 3.97 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 4 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 383.4 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 1006.2 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) 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 329.1 to 1006.2 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.
1006 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) 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 (TN) SAIDI trend
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
1,006 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 7% 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 (TN) 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 (TN) charges more per customer than 41% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 7% 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: $2,385/year · Latest SAIDI: 1006.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 1006.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 329.1 | 329.1 | 2.930 | 24,778 |
| 2021 | 198.0 | 194.4 | 3.050 | 25,117 |
| 2022 | 258.9 | 236.9 | 3.570 | 25,458 |
| 2023 | 1006.2 | 383.4 | 3.970 | 25,804 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) serves 48 ZIP codes in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) had a SAIDI of 1006.2 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 383.4 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). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure runs above the national average, pointing to below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) is classified as a Cooperative serving Kentucky.
How many customers does Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) serve?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) serves approximately 30,070 customers in Kentucky.
How has Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s reliability changed over time?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) 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
- Kentucky
- Customers
- 30,070
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 19162
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN). 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 Kentucky.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (1006.2 here), outside Kentucky, 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.