Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm

What This Utility Data Tells You

Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm is a municipally-owned utility operating in Wisconsin under EIA identifier 20862. It reports service to approximately 14,530 customer accounts and generated about $0.03 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 9 ZIP codes. As a municipal utility, it is typically governed by a local board or city council and is exempt from federal income tax.

In 2023, the average Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm customer experienced 1.6 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That places this utility well below the 120–180 minute national benchmark, signaling strong grid hardening and fast restoration practices. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.01 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 0 distinct interruptions that year.

With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI dropped from 7.7 to 1.6 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely. Note: this figure is unusually low compared to typical U.S. utility performance and may reflect an incomplete EIA filing for this year rather than a genuine reliability improvement -- treat with caution and cross-check against Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm's other reported years.