HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.: rates, outages and net metering

In Texas, HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. bills 35,322 accounts, 76.1% residential, as an cooperative utility. Businesses and industry take 29% of the 655,216 MWh it sells; homes take 71%.

At 1,448 kWh a month a HILCO Electric Cooperative, home pays about $216 in energy: 14.91 ¢/kWh, 0.2% below the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 29% of the 655,216 MWh it sells; homes take 71%.

Who buys power from HILCO Electric Cooperative,

Business share of sales: 29%homes 71% of 655,216 MWh

The customer mix of HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. is its own: 26,883 home accounts buy 71.3% of 655,216 MWh, 8,438 commercial accounts buy 27.6%, and the remaining 1.1% goes to 1 industrial and other accounts. A typical HILCO Electric Cooperative, home uses 17,373 kWh a year, a typical business account 21,423.

How it compares

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc., 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.Lowest in this table	14.91 ¢/kWh	14.51 ¢/kWh	$216at 1,448 kWh	123 minSAIDI
Texas average against this company, which is 48 of 71 on price	+0.03 ¢/kWhcompany 0.2% below	-5.96 ¢/kWhcompany 69.7% above	+$0a month at 1,448 kWh	+13 mincompany 13 below
Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn	14.92 ¢/kWhcompany 0.0% below	14.34 ¢/kWhcompany 1.2% above	$2160 more than company	631 mincompany 508 below

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HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.: 2025

HILCO Electric Cooperative,: -0.6% on 2024 for homes, Texas +3.5%.

HILCO Electric Cooperative, home price, 2025: 14.82 ¢/kWh-0.6% on 2024, early release
HILCO Electric Cooperative, SAIDI, 2025: 175 min+43% on 2024, early release
HILCO Electric Cooperative, against Texas, 2025: -4.1 pointsHILCO Electric Cooperative, -0.6%, Texas +3.5%, price in Texas 15.47 ¢

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. reported 14.82 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, -0.6% on its 2024 figure of 14.91, while the Texas average moved +3.5%. Its SAIDI is 175 minutes against 123 in 2024.

Carbon context

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. serves 26,883 homes in Texas. At 1,448 kWh a month that is about 505 kg of CO₂, or 6,054 kg a year, at the Texas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Texas generation mix.

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.91 ¢ in 2024

10.32 ¢ in 2015, 14.91 ¢ in 2024 (+44.5%); Texas 11.56 to 14.94 ¢.

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	HILCO Electric Cooperative,	Gap to Texas residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	10.32	-1.24	-2.33
2016	9.93	-1.06	-2.62
2017	10.48	-0.53	-2.41
2018	10.24	-0.96	-2.63
2019	10.55	-1.21	-2.46
2020	10.37	-1.34	-2.78
2021	11.82	-0.29	-1.84
2022	15.20	+1.44	+0.16
2023	16.20	+1.74	+0.20
2024	14.91	-0.03	-1.57

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. SAIDI, 2015-2024

280 min in 2015, 123 in 2024.

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	HILCO Electric Coopera, no major events	HILCO Electric Coopera, all events
2015	280	716
2016	180	213
2017	112	187
2018	99	99
2019	72	170
2020	143	144
2021	99	806
2022	58	58
2023	136	150
2024	123	124

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 122.9 min

122.9 min, 1.24x the median reporter, rank 403 of 673.

min

Company, no major events122.9
Company, with major events124.1

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc., Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 10.32 ¢ in 2015 to 14.91 ¢ in 2024, a move of +44.5%: HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. outpaced its state (+29.2%) by 15.2 points, and +14.2 points against the U.S. HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s sharpest move came in 2022, +28.6%. The high is 16.20 ¢ (2023) and the low 9.93 ¢ (2016). 2024: -8.0% here, +3.3% for the Texas average. SAIDI at HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. (major events excluded) fell from 280 minutes in 2015 to 123 in 2024, -56%; best year 2022 at 58. Against the national median, HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. came in lower on SAIDI in 3 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 123 minutes, +23 from the median. 2021: 806 minutes with major events, 99 without, the widest gap of any year. HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. has 47 cheaper and 23 higher-priced Texas peers among 71 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Pulse Power, LLC, bills 14.73 ¢ (-0.18). Next higher-priced, Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn, bills 14.92 ¢ (+0.01).

Both measures are ordinary, -0.2% on price against Texas and 1.24x on outage minutes against the nation.

Home accounts at HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. went from 19,649 in 2015 to 26,883 in 2024, +36.8%. Business customers paid 0.97 times the home price in 2024 (14.51 against 14.91 ¢); the ratio was 0.98 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.59 in 2015 to 1.32 in 2024, between 0.54 and 1.59.

Outages and home price of HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. (EIA utility 8620), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.: 280 minutes in 2015, 123 in 2024, a drop of 56%. Its best year was 2022 (58 min), its worst 2015 (280 min), across 10 filed years. Against a Texas median of 132 minutes in 2024, HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. was below the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. home paid 15.30 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 14.44 ¢ in 2013, +6.0%; the bill itself went 10.45 ¢ to 14.91 ¢ (+42.7%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,733 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,836 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 65th cheapest of 142 in 2013, 96th of 134 in 2024 among Texas utilities with 1,000+ homes.

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. outage minutes a customer, 2015 to 2024: 123 in 2024

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. at 123 min in 2024 and the Texas median at 132.

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. home price since 2013: +6.0% after inflation

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.: 15.30 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.91 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc., EIA utility 8620, year by year among Texas utilities

HILCO Electric Cooperative, In 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, HILCO Electric Coo	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, HILCO Electric	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, HILCO Electric	Texas median SAIDI
2013	10.45	14.44	65 of 142	–	–	–	–
2014	11.40	15.50	75 of 141	–	–	–	–
2015	10.32	14.02	41 of 138	280	1.59	26 of 33	146
2016	9.93	13.32	54 of 144	180	1.13	26 of 37	131
2017	10.48	13.77	65 of 149	112	1.20	20 of 38	112
2018	10.24	13.13	52 of 150	99	0.92	20 of 39	99
2019	10.55	13.28	68 of 180	72	0.91	13 of 40	107
2020	10.37	12.90	56 of 137	143	1.29	28 of 41	99
2021	11.82	14.04	77 of 139	99	0.85	15 of 39	148
2022	15.20	16.72	111 of 136	58	0.54	8 of 42	108
2023	16.20	17.12	116 of 132	136	1.30	22 of 43	136
2024	14.91	15.30	96 of 134	123	1.32	20 of 43	132

HILCO Electric Cooperati, EIA utility 8620: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Texas real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 35,3220.2% of Texas total
Residential accounts: 26,8830.2% of Texas homes
Commercial accounts: 8,43823.9% of the base
Residential rate: 14.91 ¢/kWhplace 48 of 71, -0.2% against the state
Commercial rate: 14.51 ¢/kWhplace 85 of 99, +69.7% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 122.9 minbetter than 40% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.321.31x the median
SAIDI with major events: 124.1 min1.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 13.2 MW1,280 installations
Counties served: 5all in Texas
Average residential use: 17,373 kWh/yr1,448 a month
Implied monthly bill: $216-$23 on the U.S. rate, 1,448 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +44.5%10.32 to 14.91 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -56%280 min in 2015, 123 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Texas ¢/kWh
Residential	26,883	14.91	-0.03
Commercial	8,438	14.51	+5.96

Year by year, HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Year	Home accounts, HILCO Electric Coopera	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	19,649	10.32	10.11	0.98	280	1.59
2016	20,189	9.93	9.84	0.99	180	1.13
2017	20,762	10.48	10.37	0.99	112	1.20
2018	21,476	10.24	10.06	0.98	99	0.92
2019	22,456	10.55	10.37	0.98	72	0.91
2020	23,353	10.37	10.22	0.99	143	1.29
2021	23,938	11.82	11.72	0.99	99	0.85
2022	24,773	15.20	14.97	0.99	58	0.54
2023	25,689	16.20	15.73	0.97	136	1.30
2024	26,883	14.91	14.51	0.97	123	1.32

Peers of HILCO Electric Cooperative, in Texas, place 48 of 71 on home price

Utility near HILCO Electric Cooperative, on price	SAIDI min, gap to HILCO Electric Cooperative,	Home ¢, gap to HILCO Electric Cooperative,	Gap % to HILCO Electric Cooperative,	Accounts, HILCO Electric Cooperative, = 1
45. US Retailers, LLC	No data	-0.31	-2.0%	13.20
46. MP2 Energy LLC	No data	-0.26	-1.8%	2.12
47. Pulse Power, LLC	No data	-0.18	-1.2%	3.06
48. HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. (this utility)	123	14.91	-	1.00
49. Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn	+508	+0.01	+0.0%	0.67
50. TriEagle Energy, L.P.	No data	+0.22	+1.5%	3.08
51. Just Energy	No data	+0.24	+1.6%	12.12

Who buys HILCO Electric Cooperative,'s electricity

Class at HILCO Electric Cooperative,	Accounts	Of HILCO Electric Cooperative, accounts	Of HILCO Electric Cooperative, MWh sold	kWh a year per HILCO Electric Cooperative, account
Residential	26,883	76.1%	71.3%	17,373
Commercial	8,438	23.9%	27.6%	21,423
Industrial and other	1	0.00%	1.1%	7,411,000

HILCO Electric Cooperative, among Texas cooperatives

HILCO Electric Cooperative, and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to HILCO Electric Cooperative,	Home ¢, gap to HILCO Electric Cooperative,	Accounts, HILCO Electric Cooperative, = 1
10. Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) (TX)	-12	-2.26	3.94
11. United Electric Coop Service Inc (TX)	-11	-1.91	2.99
12. Denton County Elec Coop, Inc (TX)	-96	-1.14	9.17
13. San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc (TX)	+40	-0.75	0.93
14. HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TX, this utility)	123	14.91	1.00

HILCO Electric Cooperative,: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	HILCO Electric Cooperative,	Texas context	HILCO Electric Cooperative, detail
Time-of-use rate for HILCO Electric Cooperative, homes	Not on file	14 of 39 Texas utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by HILCO Electric Cooperative,
Net-metered installations	1,280	100% residential	47.6 homes per 1,000 accounts, 10.3 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.

kWh	Share of a 1,448 kWh month	Cost a month at 14.91 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	17%	$37.27	-$3.93	$447
500	35%	$74.55	-$7.85	$895
750	52%	$111.82	-$11.78	$1,342
1,000	69%	$149.10	-$15.70	$1,789
1,500	104%	$223.65	-$23.55	$2,684
2,000	138%	$298.20	-$31.40	$3,578

Outage record, HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Measure, HILCO Electric Coope	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	122.9	124.1	2.05 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.324	1.354	0.76 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	92.8	91.7	1.55 h

Territory of HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.

5 Texas counties, region TRE:

Texas other states: 5 of 5 counties of HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. drawn

HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.: 5 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Dallas
Ellis
Hill
Johnson
McLennan

Questions on HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.

How many customers does HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. serve in Texas?

35,322 accounts in 2024: residential 26,883, commercial 8,438, industrial 1.

What is the average residential rate of HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.?

In 2024 homes paid 14.91 cents; against the Texas average that is -0.2%.

How reliable is HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 122.9 min and SAIFI 1.32 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.24, CAIDI 93 min.

How much solar net metering is on the HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. grid?

1,280 installations with 13.2 MW, of which residential installations number 1,280.

What is the monthly bill at HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. for average use?

1,448 kWh at 14.91 cents comes to about $216, energy only.

How does HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. rank on price within Texas?

Rank 48 of 71 in Texas on price, -0.2% against the state average; 47 charge less than 14.91 ¢.

How much of the HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. load is business?

Homes take 71.3% of 655,216 MWh, commercial accounts 27.6%, industrial and other 1.1%; the 8,438 commercial accounts use 21,423 kWh each, 1.2 times a home.

Since 2015, has HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. become cheaper than other Texas utilities?

12th cheapest of 55 in 2015, 48th of 71 in 2024; its price rose 44.5% while Texas rose 29.2%.

Where does HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. stand among 13 peers?

Place 14 of 14 on home price at 14.91 ¢ (Texas cooperatives); median 12.40 ¢, cheapest member 11.03 ¢.

What did HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. charge homes in 2025?

14.82 cents per kWh, -0.6% on the 14.91 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. at 14.91 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Berkeley Electric Coop IncSouth Carolina, 14.93 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above
Rappahannock Electric CoopVirginia, 14.89 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
Mid-Carolina Electric Coop IncSouth Carolina, 14.88 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below
City of ClevelandOhio, 14.87 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

1 home plan record, energy charges: 7.0 ¢/kWh.

No time-of-use, tiered or demand-charge plan flagged.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.: rates, outages and net metering

EIA-861 annual report entry for HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.: rates, outages and net metering, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.: rates, outages and net metering, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.: rates, outages and net metering, the state price average