SAIDI
40 min per year
Average outage minutes (2023)
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. 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 Woodruff Electric Coop Corp customer experienced 39.7 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. SAIFI — the average number of outage events per customer — was 0.13 for the same period, so customers statistically faced 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.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Woodruff Electric Coop Corp, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. SAIDI has increased from 19.2 to 39.7 minutes, which may reflect either worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization. All figures on this page come directly from EIA Form 861, the federal annual electric power industry survey, with service territory ZIPs sourced from OpenEI — you can cross-reference them with your own utility bill or use them when comparing providers before relocating.
SAIDI
40 min per year
Average outage minutes (2023)
SAIFI
0.13 interruptions/yr
Outage frequency (2023)
Customers
20,025
Served in Arkansas
40 minutes per customer per year
Minutes without power per year (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.
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp serves 47 ZIP codes in Arkansas.
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp had a SAIDI of 39.7 minutes in 2023, meaning the average customer experienced about 40 minutes of outages that year. This is below the national average, indicating above-average reliability.
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Arkansas. Electric cooperatives are member-owned nonprofit utilities, typically serving rural areas.
SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) measures the average total minutes per year that a customer of Woodruff Electric Coop Corp experiences power outages. A lower SAIDI indicates better reliability. The national average is roughly 120-180 minutes per year, so comparing Woodruff Electric Coop Corp's SAIDI to that benchmark shows whether this utility is above or below average.
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp serves approximately 20,025 customers in Arkansas. Customer count can affect reliability metrics because larger utilities may face different infrastructure challenges compared to smaller ones.
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.
SAIDI "without major event days" (SAIDI nMED) excludes outages caused by hurricanes, ice storms, and other catastrophic weather events. It better reflects day-to-day infrastructure reliability rather than vulnerability to extreme weather. Both standard SAIDI and SAIDI nMED are shown in the reliability trend table above.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form 861. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.