Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 20146
Washington Elec Member Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 16K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 716 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Washington Elec Member Corp shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 515 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 16K customers.
- 716 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 515 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 16K
- 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 Washington Elec Member Corp filings show
Washington Elec Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 20146. It reports service to approximately 16,211 customer accounts and generated about $0.04 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 26 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 Washington Elec Member Corp customer experienced 715.9 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That exceeds the 120–180 minute national benchmark by a wide margin, a pattern often tied to severe weather exposure, older infrastructure, or longer repair windows. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 515.5 minutes; the difference from the headline 715.9 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
Washington Elec Member Corp has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 319.3 to 715.9 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.
716 minutes per customer per year
Minutes without power per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Washington Elec Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Washington Elec Member Corp SAIDI trend
Washington Elec Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
716 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 11% 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 Washington Elec 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, Washington Elec Member Corp charges more per customer than 63% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 13% 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: $2,759/year · Latest SAIDI: 715.9 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 715.9 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 319.3 | 277.5 | - | 15,744 |
| 2021 | 237.3 | 237.3 | - | 15,939 |
| 2022 | 702.8 | 511.3 | - | 16,089 |
| 2023 | 715.9 | 515.5 | - | 16,211 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Washington Elec Member Corp serves 26 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Washington Elec Member Corp?
Washington Elec Member Corp had a SAIDI of 715.9 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Washington Elec Member Corp?
Washington Elec Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Washington Elec Member Corp serve?
Washington Elec Member Corp serves approximately 16,211 customers in Georgia.
How has Washington Elec Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Washington Elec 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
- 16,211
- Annual Revenue
- $0.04B
- EIA ID
- 20146
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Washington Elec 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 (16K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (715.9 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.