How reliable is Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc?

Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc customers averaged 4.3 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is below average and better than the US average, better than the Washington median (10.7 h), per official US EIA data.

Where does Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc rank among US electric utilities?

By official EIA SAIDI, Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc is #217 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.

How many customers does Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc serve?

Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc serves 3 counties across Oregon and Washington, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.

Where does Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc provide power?

Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc operates in Oregon, Washington. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc: Outages & Reliability

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

Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc is an cooperative utility serving 3 counties in Oregon and Washington. In 2024, its customers went an average of 4.3 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 2.0 interruptions each. That ranks it #217 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is better than the US average and better than the Washington median (10.7 h).

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No major outages currently reported on Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc's network.

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA

4.3 hrs

SAIDI / customer / yr

2.0

SAIFI / yr

2.2 hrs

CAIDI / outage

better than the US average (US 11.0h)

Ranks #217 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · better than the Washington median (10.7 h).

Residential price14.1¢/kWhaverage, US EIA 2024energy trends →

Reliability over time

Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc’s reliability has been worsening (lower is better).

Outage trend · Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc

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Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC

Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc (3)

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

What causes Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc outages

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

A reported cause is available for 5.1% 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.

Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc: FAQ

How reliable is Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc?: Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc customers averaged 4.3 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is below average and better than the US average, better than the Washington median (10.7 h), per official US EIA data.
Where does Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc rank among US electric utilities?: By official EIA SAIDI, Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc is #217 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.
How many customers does Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc serve?: Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc serves 3 counties across Oregon and Washington, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc provide power?: Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc operates in Oregon, 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 October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC.