Cooperative · Texas · EIA 19579
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp
Cooperative · Texas · 50K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 5663 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 881 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (5663 minutes including them) across 50K customers.
- 5663 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 6.13
- SAIFI 2023
- 881 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 50K
- 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 Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp filings show
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 19579. It reports service to approximately 50,127 customer accounts and generated about $0.11 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 24 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 Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp customer experienced 5663.1 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (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. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 6.13, putting the typical customer at roughly 6 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 880.7 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 5663.1 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has increased from 1863.5 to 5663.1 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.
5663 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 Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp SAIDI trend
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
5,663 Higher than most in the bottom 1% 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 Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp charges more per customer than 34% 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: $2,281/year · Latest SAIDI: 5663.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 5663.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1863.5 | 677.5 | 6.170 | 47,028 |
| 2021 | 1179.1 | 1003.0 | 5.610 | 48,587 |
| 2022 | 905.5 | 702.0 | 4.560 | 49,493 |
| 2023 | 5663.1 | 880.7 | 6.128 | 50,009 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp serves 24 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp?
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp had a SAIDI of 5663.1 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 880.7 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). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure runs above the national average, pointing to below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp?
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp serve?
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp serves approximately 50,127 customers in Texas.
How has Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp's reliability changed over time?
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp 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
- 50,127
- Annual Revenue
- $0.11B
- EIA ID
- 19579
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Two cross-state peer sets for Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp. 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 (50K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (5663.1 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.