Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc

What This Utility Data Tells You

Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Oklahoma under EIA identifier 19785. It reports service to approximately 38,865 customer accounts and generated about $0.08 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 32 ZIP codes. Cooperative ownership means the utility is run for the benefit of the ratepayer-members who elect its board, rather than for shareholder returns, which can shift how rate and investment decisions get made.

In 2023, the average Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc customer experienced 639.1 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. That runs well past the 120–180 minute national benchmark, which can reflect storm-exposed terrain, an aging grid, or slower restoration times. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 3.44 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 3 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 417.6 minutes, and the spread against the headline 639.1 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.

The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 206.3 to 639.1 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.