Cooperative · Colorado · EIA 21081
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc
Cooperative · Colorado · 28K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 143 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 143 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 28K customers.
- 143 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.16
- SAIFI 2023
- 143 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 28K
- 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 Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc filings show
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Colorado under EIA identifier 21081. It reports service to approximately 27,578 customer accounts and generated about $0.07 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 36 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 Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc customer experienced 142.7 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That lands within the usual 120–180 minute national benchmark band, roughly on par with typical U.S. distribution-utility performance. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.16 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 142.7 minutes; the difference from the headline 142.7 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 220.1 down to 142.7 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.
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.
143 minutes per customer per year
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc SAIDI trend
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
143 Lower than most fewer outage minutes than 55% 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 Yampa Valley Electric Assn 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, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc charges more per customer than 48% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 59% 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: $2,505/year · Latest SAIDI: 142.7 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 142.7 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 220.1 | 175.3 | 1.931 | 27,579 |
| 2021 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 0.811 | 27,852 |
| 2022 | 190.4 | 190.4 | 1.385 | 28,150 |
| 2023 | 142.7 | 142.7 | 1.162 | 28,382 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc serves 36 ZIP codes in Colorado.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc?
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc had a SAIDI of 142.7 minutes in 2023. Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc?
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Colorado.
How many customers does Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc serve?
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc serves approximately 27,578 customers in Colorado.
How has Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc's reliability changed over time?
Yampa Valley Electric Assn 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
- Colorado
- Customers
- 27,578
- Annual Revenue
- $0.07B
- EIA ID
- 21081
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Yampa Valley Electric Assn 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 (28K here), outside Colorado.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (142.7 here), outside Colorado, 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.