Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 20065
Walton Electric Member Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 140K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 234 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Walton Electric Member Corp shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 127 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 140K customers.
- 234 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.17
- SAIFI 2023
- 127 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 140K
- 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 Walton Electric Member Corp filings show
Walton Electric Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 20065. It reports service to approximately 139,661 customer accounts and generated about $0.37 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 36 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 Walton Electric Member Corp customer experienced 233.6 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 2.17 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 126.8 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 233.6 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Walton Electric Member Corp's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI has improved from 266.0 to 233.6 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes.
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.
234 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Walton Electric Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Walton Electric Member Corp SAIDI trend
Walton Electric Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
234 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 38% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more utilities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Walton Electric Member 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, Walton Electric Member Corp charges more per customer than 58% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 40% 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: $2,663/year · Latest SAIDI: 233.6 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 233.6 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 266.0 | 108.3 | 2.112 | 130,781 |
| 2021 | 149.8 | 118.0 | 1.558 | 133,344 |
| 2022 | 199.7 | 126.2 | 1.955 | 135,867 |
| 2023 | 233.6 | 126.8 | 2.175 | 137,950 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Walton Electric Member Corp serves 36 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Walton Electric Member Corp?
Walton Electric Member Corp had a SAIDI of 233.6 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Walton Electric Member Corp?
Walton Electric Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Walton Electric Member Corp serve?
Walton Electric Member Corp serves approximately 139,661 customers in Georgia.
How has Walton Electric Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Walton Electric Member 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
- Georgia
- Customers
- 139,661
- Annual Revenue
- $0.37B
- EIA ID
- 20065
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Walton Electric Member 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 (140K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (233.6 here), outside Georgia, 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.