Cooperative · Kansas · EIA 20510
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc
Cooperative · Kansas · 32K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 357 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 103 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (357 minutes including them) across 32K customers.
- 357 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.26
- SAIFI 2023
- 103 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 32K
- 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 Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc filings show
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kansas under EIA identifier 20510. It reports service to approximately 32,411 customer accounts and generated about $0.08 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 42 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 Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 357.3 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.26 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 102.9 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 357.3 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 198.0 to 357.3 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.
357 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 Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
357 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 25% 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 Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 47% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 28% 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: $2,504/year · Latest SAIDI: 357.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 357.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 198.0 | 112.3 | 1.220 | 32,746 |
| 2021 | 197.6 | 91.8 | 1.240 | 32,731 |
| 2022 | 184.6 | 121.8 | 2.380 | 32,711 |
| 2023 | 357.3 | 102.9 | 1.260 | 32,429 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc serves 42 ZIP codes in Kansas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc?
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 357.3 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 102.9 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard measure of day-to-day reliability, the gap reflects a major storm that year, not chronic performance). Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc?
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Kansas.
How many customers does Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc serve?
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 32,411 customers in Kansas.
How has Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Kansas
- Customers
- 32,411
- Annual Revenue
- $0.08B
- EIA ID
- 20510
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc. 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 (32K here), outside Kansas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (357.3 here), outside Kansas, 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.