SAIDI
542 min per year
Average outage minutes (2023)
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 18976. It reports service to approximately 85,223 customer accounts and generated about $0.17 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 12 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 Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc customer experienced 542.0 minutes of power interruptions — a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That is substantially above the 120–180 minute national benchmark, indicating either storm-prone geography, aging infrastructure, or extended restoration windows. SAIFI — the average number of outage events per customer — was 3.22 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 3 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 189.0 minutes — the gap between that figure and the headline 542.0 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 170.0 to 542.0 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization. All figures on this page come directly from EIA Form 861, the federal annual electric power industry survey, with service territory ZIPs sourced from OpenEI — you can cross-reference them with your own utility bill or use them when comparing providers before relocating.
SAIDI
542 min per year
Average outage minutes (2023)
SAIFI
3.22 interruptions/yr
Outage frequency (2023)
Customers
85,223
Served in Texas
542 minutes per customer per year
Minutes without power per year (2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 170.0 | 140.2 | 2.489 | 73,128 |
| 2021 | 1078.7 | 210.9 | — | 76,618 |
| 2022 | 429.5 | 210.3 | 3.056 | 80,043 |
| 2023 | 542.0 | 189.0 | 3.220 | 82,808 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc serves 12 ZIP codes in Texas.
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc had a SAIDI of 542.0 minutes in 2023, meaning the average customer experienced about 542 minutes of outages that year. This is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas. Electric cooperatives are member-owned nonprofit utilities, typically serving rural areas.
SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) measures the average total minutes per year that a customer of Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc experiences power outages. A lower SAIDI indicates better reliability. The national average is roughly 120-180 minutes per year, so comparing Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc's SAIDI to that benchmark shows whether this utility is above or below average.
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc serves approximately 85,223 customers in Texas. Customer count can affect reliability metrics because larger utilities may face different infrastructure challenges compared to smaller ones.
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc 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.
SAIDI "without major event days" (SAIDI nMED) excludes outages caused by hurricanes, ice storms, and other catastrophic weather events. It better reflects day-to-day infrastructure reliability rather than vulnerability to extreme weather. Both standard SAIDI and SAIDI nMED are shown in the reliability trend table above.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form 861. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.