Cooperative · Alabama · EIA 20841

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc

Cooperative · Alabama · 27K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 377 minutes/customer.

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Reliability verdict

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 110 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (377 minutes including them) across 27K customers.

377 min
SAIDI 2023
3.26
SAIFI 2023
110 min
SAIDI ex-MED
27K
Customers

Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.

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Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).

What long-outage Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc filings show

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Alabama under EIA identifier 20841. It reports service to approximately 26,530 customer accounts and generated about $0.06 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 30 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 Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc customer experienced 377.4 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 3.26 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 3 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 110.0 minutes; the difference from the headline 377.4 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc 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 window, SAIDI moved from 1190.1 down to 377.4 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.

F
Reliability Score
30/100
Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Baseline Reliability D 110.0 min/yr
SAIDI excluding major-event days — day-to-day grid performance
Total Outage Duration F 377.4 min/yr
SAIDI including storms and major events — the full-year experience
Outage Frequency F 3.26/yr
SAIFI — average number of interruptions per customer per year
SAIDI vs. national mean (341 min) 50.3%

377 outage minutes per customer annually

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI

Annual minutes without electric service (2023)

377 SAIDI377 SAIDINat. avg 341341SAIDI377SAIDI

Average

SAIDI by year (2020-2023)

Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861

Year-by-year SAIDI for Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 As of August 2026

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI trend

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 2020 2021 2022 2023 1190.1 328.6 119.8 377.4
Year-by-year SAIDI from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.

Wiregrass 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

377 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 24% 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 Wiregrass 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, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc charges more per customer than 30% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 27% 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.

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile. Scatter plot of 41 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 050100150 050100150 Best valuePays for itCheap + riskyWorst deal Price percentile Reliability percentile Point, Price percentile: 0 · Reliability percentile: 25Point, Price percentile: 3 · Reliability percentile: 35Point, Price percentile: 5 · Reliability percentile: 27Point, Price percentile: 8 · Reliability percentile: 77Point, Price percentile: 10 · Reliability percentile: 40Point, Price percentile: 13 · Reliability percentile: 90Point, Price percentile: 15 · Reliability percentile: 10Point, Price percentile: 18 · Reliability percentile: 20Point, Price percentile: 20 · Reliability percentile: 15Point, Price percentile: 23 · Reliability percentile: 75Point, Price percentile: 25 · Reliability percentile: 5Point, Price percentile: 28 · Reliability percentile: 47Point, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 55Point, Price percentile: 35 · Reliability percentile: 62Point, Price percentile: 38 · Reliability percentile: 32Point, Price percentile: 40 · Reliability percentile: 37Point, Price percentile: 43 · Reliability percentile: 67Point, Price percentile: 45 · Reliability percentile: 45Point, Price percentile: 48 · Reliability percentile: 0Point, Price percentile: 50 · Reliability percentile: 7Point, Price percentile: 53 · Reliability percentile: 80Point, Price percentile: 55 · Reliability percentile: 85Point, Price percentile: 57 · Reliability percentile: 92Point, Price percentile: 60 · Reliability percentile: 72Point, Price percentile: 63 · Reliability percentile: 2Point, Price percentile: 65 · Reliability percentile: 65Point, Price percentile: 68 · Reliability percentile: 97Point, Price percentile: 70 · Reliability percentile: 70Point, Price percentile: 73 · Reliability percentile: 50Point, Price percentile: 75 · Reliability percentile: 43Point, Price percentile: 78 · Reliability percentile: 95Point, Price percentile: 80 · Reliability percentile: 17Point, Price percentile: 83 · Reliability percentile: 100Point, Price percentile: 85 · Reliability percentile: 30Point, Price percentile: 88 · Reliability percentile: 22Point, Price percentile: 90 · Reliability percentile: 82Point, Price percentile: 93 · Reliability percentile: 57Point, Price percentile: 95 · Reliability percentile: 87Point, Price percentile: 98 · Reliability percentile: 60Point, Price percentile: 100 · Reliability percentile: 52Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc, Price percentile: 30 · Reliability percentile: 27
Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc vs. a 40-utility national peer sample, price percentile vs. reliability percentile.

Revenue per customer: $2,232/year · Latest SAIDI: 377.4 minutes/year.

SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 377.4 minutes

Reliability Trend (2020–2023)

Year SAIDI (min) SAIDI nMED SAIFI Customers
2020 1190.1 99.8 2.470 25,127
2021 328.6 106.2 2.490 25,624
2022 119.8 91.2 1.610 26,067
2023 377.4 110.0 3.260 26,530

SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.

Service Area

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc serves 30 ZIP codes in Alabama.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How reliable is Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc?

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc had a SAIDI of 377.4 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 110.0 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.

What type of utility is Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc?

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Alabama.

How many customers does Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc serve?

Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc serves approximately 26,530 customers in Alabama.

How has Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc's reliability changed over time?

Wiregrass 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
Alabama
Customers
26,530
Annual Revenue
$0.06B
EIA ID
20841

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Utilities with similar EIA profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Wiregrass 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 (27K here), outside Alabama.

Powder River Energy Corp 27K · WY Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY) 27K · KY City of Chicopee - (MA) 26K · MA Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) 27K · NC

Similar chronic SAIDI

Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (377.4 here), outside Alabama, excluding the customer-peer set.

Licking Rural Electric Inc 378.2 min · OH Glades Electric Coop, Inc 375.5 min · FL Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc 379.7 min · KY Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc 380.0 min · TX

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.