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Residential customers
23 thousand
23,415 homes
Average price
18.86 cents
Colorado average 15.69
Average bill
$118.40
Per month at 628 kWh
Price rank
23 of 23
Lowest to highest in Colorado
San Isabel Electric Association rates and average bill
San Isabel Electric Association reported 23,415 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 628 kWh a month on average at 18.86 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, San Isabel Electric Association ranks 23 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Isabel Electric Association | 18.86 | 628 | $118.40 |
| 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 San Isabel Electric Association has distribution equipment. That covers 7 counties in Colorado. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Colorado (7 counties)
Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo
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Reliability
For 2025, San Isabel Electric Association reported an average of 87 minutes without power per customer and 0.79 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 110 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
San Isabel Electric Association had about 41 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Colorado figure across its utilities was 119 minutes. One interruption lasting 110 minutes and 0.79 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 87 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under other standard. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. San Isabel Electric Association reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 1,203 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 1,416 residential net-metered systems on the San Isabel Electric Association grid in 2025, with 9.3 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.
San Isabel Electric Association is an electric cooperative based in Colorado.
San Isabel Electric Association compared with Colorado
Colorado has 28 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. San Isabel Electric Association is 15th by size and serves about 0.90% of the state's homes. San Isabel Electric Association lists distribution equipment in 7 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 1,416 of its residential customers use net metering, or 60.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Isabel Electric Association | Cooperative | 23,415 | 18.86 |
| Delta Montrose Electric Association | Cooperative | 32,985 | 14.90 |
| Yampa Valley Electric Association | Cooperative | 24,177 | 16.99 |
| Wheatland Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 20,138 | 15.01 |
| Mountain Parks Electric | Cooperative | 19,571 | 17.54 |
| Grand Valley Power | Cooperative | 17,657 | 16.20 |
See every one on the electric companies in Colorado page.
Official site and where to get help
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San Isabel Electric Association questions
What is the average residential electric rate for San Isabel Electric Association?
San Isabel Electric Association residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 18.86 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 628 kWh a month and an average bill of $118.40 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Colorado average was 15.69 cents.
How many customers does San Isabel Electric Association have?
EIA reports about 23,415 residential customers for San Isabel Electric Association in 2025.
Who regulates San Isabel 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 San Isabel Electric Association?
For 2025, San Isabel Electric Association reported an average of 87 minutes of outage per customer and 0.79 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (other standard). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.