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Residential customers
50 thousand
50,431 homes
Average price
12.45 cents
Colorado average 15.69
Average bill
$140.00
Per month at 1,124 kWh
Price rank
2 of 23
Lowest to highest in Colorado
Holy Cross Electric Association rates and average bill
Holy Cross Electric Association reported 50,431 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,124 kWh a month on average at 12.45 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 23 Colorado utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Holy Cross Electric Association ranks 2 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Electric Association | 12.45 | 1,124 | $140.00 |
| Colorado (all utilities) | 15.69 | 658 | $103.30 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Holy Cross Electric Association has distribution equipment. That covers 5 counties in Colorado. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Colorado (5 counties)
Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Pitkin
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Reliability
For 2025, Holy Cross Electric Association reported an average of 71 minutes without power per customer and 1.07 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 66 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Holy Cross Electric Association had about 56 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Colorado figure across its utilities was 119 minutes. One interruption lasting 66 minutes and 1.07 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 71 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Holy Cross Electric Association reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 62 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing programs of all kinds. Ask the utility which rate schedules you qualify for. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 2,757 residential net-metered systems on the Holy Cross Electric Association grid in 2025, with 26.5 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Holy Cross Electric Association is an electric cooperative based in Colorado.
Holy Cross Electric Association compared with Colorado
By residential customers, Holy Cross Electric Association ranks 9th of the 28 utilities that report homes in Colorado, with about 1.9% of the state's homes. Its price of 12.45 cents per kWh is 3.26 cents below the median of 19 other cooperatives in Colorado (15.71 cents). Holy Cross Electric Association lists distribution equipment in 5 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 2,757 of its residential customers use net metering, or 54.7 per 1,000 homes, against 76.1 for Colorado as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Colorado with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Colorado utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Electric Association | Cooperative | 50,431 | 12.45 |
| Mountain View Electric Association | Cooperative | 61,343 | 15.65 |
| Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association | Cooperative | 50,933 | 12.47 |
| City of Longmont | Municipal | 41,483 | 13.12 |
| La Plata Electric Association | Cooperative | 40,369 | 18.33 |
| City of Loveland | Municipal | 37,387 | 15.29 |
See every one on the electric companies in Colorado page.
Official site and where to get help
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Holy Cross Electric Association questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Holy Cross Electric Association?
Holy Cross Electric Association residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 12.45 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,124 kWh a month and an average bill of $140.00 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Colorado average was 15.69 cents.
How many customers does Holy Cross Electric Association have?
EIA reports about 50,431 residential customers for Holy Cross Electric Association in 2025.
Who regulates Holy Cross Electric Association?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Colorado on the Colorado state page.
How reliable is Holy Cross Electric Association?
For 2025, Holy Cross Electric Association reported an average of 71 minutes of outage per customer and 1.07 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.