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Benton Rural Electric Assn: Outages & Reliability

As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, no major outages are reported on Benton Rural Electric Assn's network.

Benton Rural Electric Assn is an cooperative utility serving 3 counties in Washington. In 2024, its customers went an average of 31.4 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 1.4 interruptions each. That ranks it #434 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is worse than the US average and worse than the Washington median (10.7 h).

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No major outages currently reported on Benton Rural Electric Assn's network.

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA
31.4 hrs
SAIDI / customer / yr
1.4
SAIFI / yr
22.3 hrs
CAIDI / outage
worse than the US average (US 11.0h)

Ranks #434 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · worse than the Washington median (10.7 h).

Residential price9.3¢/kWhaverage, US EIA 2024energy trends →
Outage trend · Benton Rural Electric Assn
0customers out · peak 89
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC
Benton Rural Electric Assn: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 89 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.02550751006 AM12 PM6 PMOct 7
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by Benton Rural Electric Assn (3)

Service territory reported to EIA-861; each links to live outage status and history.

What causes Benton Rural Electric Assn outages

Share of outage-time by reported cause across the counties it serves (territory-wide, may include other utilities in shared counties).

Outage causes by share of outage-timeEquipment failure 44.8%, Trees / vegetation 40.7%, Planned / maintenance 14.5%Equipment failureEquipment failure44.8%Trees / vegetationTrees / vegetation40.7%Planned / maintenancePlanned / maintenance14.5%
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A reported cause is available for 1.3% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.

Benton Rural Electric Assn: FAQ

How reliable is Benton Rural Electric Assn?
Benton Rural Electric Assn customers averaged 31.4 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is frequently affected and worse than the US average, worse than the Washington median (10.7 h), per official US EIA data.
Where does Benton Rural Electric Assn rank among US electric utilities?
By official EIA SAIDI, Benton Rural Electric Assn is #434 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is worse than the US average.
How many customers does Benton Rural Electric Assn serve?
Benton Rural Electric Assn serves 3 counties across Washington, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does Benton Rural Electric Assn provide power?
Benton Rural Electric Assn operates in Washington. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI) and service territory from the US EIA Form 861. SAIDI/SAIFI are IEEE-standard, including major event days. Primary state: Washington.

Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability) and DOE/ORNL ODIN, every source we read. Live data as of .