SAIDI/SAIFI Calculator

Operations

Compute standard IEEE reliability metrics from outage records. Input your outage data and get SAIDI, SAIFI, CAIDI, and related indices instantly.

Example questions you can ask:

  • "Calculate SAIDI from these 5 outages affecting 10,000 customers"
  • "What's my SAIFI if I had 12 outages this year?"
  • "Compare my CAIDI to industry benchmarks"

Add to your AI assistant

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json under "mcpServers":

"saidi-calculator": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["@saral/mcp-reliability"]
}

What It Does

Compute standard IEEE reliability metrics from outage records. Input your outage data and get SAIDI, SAIFI, CAIDI, and related indices instantly.

Data sources:User-provided outage data

Update frequency: On-demand calculation

Supported Regions & Agencies

NERCUS

North American Electric Reliability Corporation

FERCUS

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

CPUCUS

California Public Utilities Commission

PUCTUS

Public Utility Commission of Texas

NYPSCUS

New York Public Service Commission

MA DPUUS

Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

PGCILIN

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

CERCIN

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (India)

AEMOAU

Australian Energy Market Operator

National Grid ESOGB

National Grid Electricity System Operator (UK)

Inputs

NameTypeRequiredDescription
outagesarrayYesArray of {customers_affected, duration_minutes, [cause]}
total_customersnumberYesTotal customers served
exclude_medbooleanNoExclude major event days (IEEE 1366)

Outputs

NameTypeDescription
saidinumberSystem Average Interruption Duration Index (minutes)
saifinumberSystem Average Interruption Frequency Index
caidinumberCustomer Average Interruption Duration Index (minutes)
asainumberAverage Service Availability Index

Frequently Asked Questions

Standard IEEE 1366 definitions for SAIDI, SAIFI, CAIDI, ASAI.

Yes, set exclude_med=true to apply IEEE 1366 2.5 beta method.

Coming soon - we'll include EIA 861 peer comparisons.