Cooperative · Florida · EIA 19161
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL)
Cooperative · Florida · 20K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 10820 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 348 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (10820 minutes including them) across 20K customers.
- 10820 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 6.00
- SAIFI 2023
- 348 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 20K
- 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 Electric Coop, Inc (FL) filings show
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Florida under EIA identifier 19161. It reports service to approximately 20,118 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 23 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 Electric Coop, Inc (FL) customer experienced 10820.0 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. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 6.00 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 6 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 348.5 minutes; the difference from the headline 10820.0 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 239.2 to 10820.0 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.
10820 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 Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) SAIDI trend
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
10,820 Higher than most in the bottom 1% 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 Electric Coop, Inc (FL) 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 Electric Coop, Inc (FL) charges more per customer than 44% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 0% 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: $2,447/year · Latest SAIDI: 10820.0 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 10820.0 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 239.2 | 208.8 | 2.764 | 18,674 |
| 2021 | 245.4 | 176.4 | 2.555 | 19,059 |
| 2022 | 219.7 | 190.8 | 2.700 | 19,473 |
| 2023 | 10820.0 | 348.5 | 5.996 | 19,864 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) serves 23 ZIP codes in Florida.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL)?
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) had a SAIDI of 10820.0 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 348.5 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL)?
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) is classified as a Cooperative serving Florida.
How many customers does Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) serve?
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) serves approximately 20,118 customers in Florida.
How has Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL)'s reliability changed over time?
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) 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
- Florida
- Customers
- 20,118
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 19161
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL). 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 (20K here), outside Florida.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (10820.0 here), outside Florida, 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.