Cooperative · Texas · EIA 20948
Wise Electric Coop Inc
Cooperative · Texas · 26K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 199 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Wise Electric Coop Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 199 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 26K customers.
- 199 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.11
- SAIFI 2023
- 199 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 26K
- 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 Wise Electric Coop Inc filings show
Wise Electric Coop Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Texas under EIA identifier 20948. It reports service to approximately 26,154 customer accounts and generated about $0.10 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 28 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 Wise Electric Coop Inc customer experienced 199.2 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (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. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 2.11 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 199.2 minutes, and the spread against the headline 199.2 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Wise Electric Coop Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI dropped from 237.1 to 199.2 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely.
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.
199 min/year per customer
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Wise Electric Coop Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Wise Electric Coop Inc SAIDI trend
Wise 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
199 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 43% 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 Wise 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, Wise Electric Coop Inc charges more per customer than 90% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 46% 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: $3,639/year · Latest SAIDI: 199.2 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 199.2 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 237.1 | 158.5 | 1.480 |
| 2021 | 779.1 | 140.6 | 7.700 |
| 2022 | 226.0 | 182.3 | 2.599 |
| 2023 | 199.2 | 199.2 | 2.112 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Wise Electric Coop Inc serves 28 ZIP codes in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Wise Electric Coop Inc?
Wise Electric Coop Inc had a SAIDI of 199.2 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Wise Electric Coop Inc?
Wise Electric Coop Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Texas.
How many customers does Wise Electric Coop Inc serve?
Wise Electric Coop Inc serves approximately 26,154 customers in Texas.
How has Wise Electric Coop Inc's reliability changed over time?
Wise Electric Coop Inc has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Texas
- Customers
- 26,154
- Annual Revenue
- $0.10B
- EIA ID
- 20948
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Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Wise 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 (26K here), outside Texas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (199.2 here), outside Texas, 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.