Cooperative · Arkansas · EIA 20963
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp
Cooperative · Arkansas · 20K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 40 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 36 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 20K customers.
- 40 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.13
- SAIFI 2023
- 36 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 20K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage Woodruff Electric Coop Corp filings show
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Arkansas under EIA identifier 20963. It reports service to approximately 20,025 customer accounts and generated about $0.05 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 47 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 Woodruff Electric Coop Corp customer experienced 39.7 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 0.13, putting the typical customer at roughly 0 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 36.5 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 39.7 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
Woodruff Electric Coop 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 19.2 to 39.7 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.
40 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 Woodruff Electric Coop Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp SAIDI trend
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
40 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 87% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Woodruff Electric Coop 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, Woodruff Electric Coop Corp charges more per customer than 43% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 89% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,425/year · Latest SAIDI: 39.7 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 39.7 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 0.650 | 19,866 |
| 2021 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.840 | 19,875 |
| 2022 | 32.5 | 30.0 | 0.140 | 19,907 |
| 2023 | 39.7 | 36.5 | 0.130 | 16,950 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp serves 47 ZIP codes in Arkansas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Woodruff Electric Coop Corp?
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp had a SAIDI of 39.7 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Woodruff Electric Coop Corp?
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Arkansas.
How many customers does Woodruff Electric Coop Corp serve?
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp serves approximately 20,025 customers in Arkansas.
How has Woodruff Electric Coop Corp's reliability changed over time?
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp 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
- Arkansas
- Customers
- 20,025
- Annual Revenue
- $0.05B
- EIA ID
- 20963
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Woodruff Electric Coop 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 (20K here), outside Arkansas.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (39.7 here), outside Arkansas, 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.