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Watertown Municipal Utilities

In 2025, the average Watertown Municipal Utilities customer in South Dakota was without power for 4 minutes (4 min), 97% less than the median South Dakota utility.

Outage minutes per customer 4min 2025, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 4min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year 0.12 SAIFI, 2025
Residential price 9.3¢/kWh 2025 · South Dakota median 12.9¢

Reliability

Minutes in the dark, year by year

Average minutes without power per customer in South Dakota (SAIDI), with and without major event days, against the median South Dakota utility.

0 50 100 150 20182019202020212022202320242025 All days 4 No major storms 4 SD median 130

Price

Residential cents per kWh

Revenue from full-service residential customers divided by their sales, as reported to the EIA.

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20182019202020212022202320242025 This utility 9.3 SD median 12.9

Territory

Counties served

Counties where Watertown Municipal Utilities reports customers. Open one for its full outage history.

South Dakota

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2018–2025. Reliability uses the IEEE 1366 standard where the utility reports it. Residential customers in 2025: 11,775.