How reliable is Plateau Electric Cooperative?

Plateau Electric Cooperative customers averaged 1.6 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is about average and better than the US average, better than the Tennessee median (4.8 h), per official US EIA data.

How many customers does Plateau Electric Cooperative serve?

Plateau Electric Cooperative serves 2 counties across Tennessee, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.

Where does Plateau Electric Cooperative provide power?

Plateau Electric Cooperative operates in Tennessee. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Plateau Electric Cooperative: Outages & Reliability

As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, about 3 Plateau Electric Cooperative customers are without power in 1 county.

Plateau Electric Cooperative is an cooperative utility serving 2 counties in Tennessee. In 2024, its customers went an average of 1.6 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 4.1 interruptions each. Its outage duration is better than the US average and better than the Tennessee median (4.8 h).

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Plateau Electric Cooperative customers out in 1 county

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA

1.6 hrs

SAIDI / customer / yr

4.1

SAIFI / yr

23 min

CAIDI / outage

better than the US average (US 11.0h)

Residential price13.2¢/kWhaverage, US EIA 2024energy trends →

Outage trend · Plateau Electric Cooperative

3customers out · peak 24

Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC

Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by Plateau Electric Cooperative (2)

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

Plateau Electric Cooperative: FAQ

How reliable is Plateau Electric Cooperative?: Plateau Electric Cooperative customers averaged 1.6 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is about average and better than the US average, better than the Tennessee median (4.8 h), per official US EIA data.
How many customers does Plateau Electric Cooperative serve?: Plateau Electric Cooperative serves 2 counties across Tennessee, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does Plateau Electric Cooperative provide power?: Plateau Electric Cooperative operates in Tennessee. 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: Tennessee.

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.