Cooperative Idaho

United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID)

330min
SAIDI 2023
2.76
SAIFI 2023
7,431
Customers

What This Utility Data Tells You

United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Idaho under EIA identifier 19502. It reports service to approximately 7,431 customer accounts and generated about $0.02 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 3 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 United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) customer experienced 330.4 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 2.76, putting the typical customer at roughly 3 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 49.4 minutes, and the spread against the headline 330.4 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.

Only a single year of reliability data is available, so multi-year trend analysis is not yet possible for United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID).

SAIDI

330 min per year

Average outage minutes (2023)

SAIFI

2.76 interruptions/yr

Average interruption count (2023)

Customers

7,431

Served in Idaho

SAIDI vs. National Average (180 min) 82.6%

330 minutes per customer per year

United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) SAIDI

Power-out minutes per year (2023)

330 SAIDI330 SAIDINat. avg 120120SAIDI330SAIDI

Below Average

Reliability Trend (2023–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2023 330.4 49.4 2.760 7,431

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) serves 3 ZIP codes in Idaho.

833188333683350

Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID)?

United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) had a SAIDI of 330.4 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 49.4 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). Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.

What type of utility is United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID)?

United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) is classified as a Cooperative serving Idaho.

How many customers does United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) serve?

United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) serves approximately 7,431 customers in Idaho.

How has United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID)'s reliability changed over time?

Limited historical data is available for United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID). Check the reliability trend table for the most recent figures.

Utility Profile

Type
Cooperative
State
Idaho
Customers
7,431
Annual Revenue
$0.02B
EIA ID
19502

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.

Every figure on PlainUtility is rendered directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form 861 reliability data, no number is typed in by an editor. This utility's SAIDI/SAIFI figures are rendered directly from EIA Form 861 reliability files. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2020-2023.