Cooperative · Texas · EIA 19490
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)
Cooperative · Texas · 102K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 187 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 86 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (187 minutes including them) across 102K customers.
- 187 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.49
- SAIFI 2023
- 86 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 102K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: mid-cohort SAIDI between the 96 and 258 minute tercile cuts.
What mid-pack United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) filings show
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 19490. It reports service to approximately 101,911 customer accounts and generated about $0.34 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 18 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 United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) customer experienced 186.6 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.49, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 86.3 minutes, and the spread against the headline 186.6 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX), which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 79.6 to 186.6 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
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.
187 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) SAIDI trend
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
187 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 45% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) charges more per customer than 84% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 49% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $3,329/year · Latest SAIDI: 186.6 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 186.6 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 1.062 | 89,482 |
| 2021 | 811.3 | 186.1 | - | 91,453 |
| 2022 | 108.4 | 84.3 | 1.135 | 110,227 |
| 2023 | 186.6 | 86.3 | 1.492 | 101,911 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) serves 18 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)?
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) had a SAIDI of 186.6 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 86.3 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 below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)?
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) serve?
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) serves approximately 101,911 customers in Texas.
How has United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)'s reliability changed over time?
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) 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
- Texas
- Customers
- 101,911
- Annual Revenue
- $0.34B
- EIA ID
- 19490
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Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX). 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 (102K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (186.6 here), outside Texas, 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.