Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc electricity: 61,197 accounts in Colorado, SAIDI 56

In Colorado, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc bills 61,197 accounts, 81.7% residential, as an cooperative utility. Its home price sits 19.3% under the Colorado average and ranks 1 of 15 among larger utilities.

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc: 1,150 kWh a month costs roughly $138 in energy at 12.04 ¢/kWh, -19.3% on the Colorado average of 14.92 ¢.

Its home price sits 19.3% under the Colorado average and ranks 1 of 15 among larger utilities.

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc on price: 19.3% under Colorado

Home price against Colorado: -19.3%place 1 of 15, cheapest first

Home price is where Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc departs furthest from the Colorado pattern: 12.04 ¢ against a state average of 14.92 ¢, place 1 of 15 among Colorado utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc at 12.04 ¢ (+0.00 ¢ from here), the most expensive San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc at 17.78 ¢ (+5.75 ¢).

A home using 1,150 kWh a month pays about $138 in energy here; at the Colorado average the same use would cost $172, a difference of -$33 a month.

How it compares

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Holy Cross Electric Assn, IncLowest in this table	12.04 ¢/kWh	10.04 ¢/kWh	$138at 1,150 kWh	56 minSAIDI
Colorado average against this company, which is 1 of 15 on price	+2.88 ¢/kWhcompany 19.3% below	+1.67 ¢/kWhcompany 14.3% below	+$33a month at 1,150 kWh	+20 mincompany 20 below
Poudre Valley REA, Inc	12.21 ¢/kWhcompany 1.4% below	11.15 ¢/kWhcompany 9.9% below	$1402 more than company	74 mincompany 18 below

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Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc: 2025

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc: +3.5% on 2024 for homes, Colorado +6.2%.

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc home price, 2025: 12.45 ¢/kWh+3.5% on 2024, early release
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc SAIDI, 2025: 71 min+26% on 2024, early release
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc against Colorado, 2025: -2.8 pointsHoly Cross Electric Assn, Inc +3.5%, Colorado +6.2%, price in Colorado 15.85 ¢

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc: 12.45 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +3.5% from 12.04 ¢; Colorado as a whole went +6.2%, so Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc trailed it by 2.8 points. Its SAIDI is 71 minutes against 56 in 2024.

Carbon context

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc serves 49,982 homes in Colorado. At 1,150 kWh a month that is about 566 kg of CO₂, or 6,793 kg a year, at the Colorado plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Colorado generation mix.

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.04 ¢ in 2024

10.78 ¢ in 2015, 12.04 ¢ in 2024 (+11.6%); Colorado 12.12 to 14.92 ¢.

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Holy Cross Electric Assn, In	Gap to Colorado residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	10.78	-1.34	-1.87
2016	10.84	-1.23	-1.71
2017	11.07	-1.10	-1.82
2018	11.67	-0.48	-1.20
2019	11.70	-0.48	-1.31
2020	11.67	-0.69	-1.48
2021	11.66	-1.41	-2.00
2022	12.05	-2.14	-2.99
2023	12.14	-2.16	-3.86
2024	12.04	-2.88	-4.44

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

69 min in 2015, 56 in 2024.

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Holy Cross Electric As, no major events	Holy Cross Electric As, all events
2015	69	69
2016	80	80
2017	64	88
2018	75	97
2019	72	72
2020	78	158
2021	68	68
2022	58	58
2023	60	60
2024	56	56

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 56.5 min

56.5 min, 0.57x the median reporter, rank 183 of 673.

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Company, no major events56.5
Company, with major events56.5

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc billed homes 10.78 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 12.04 ¢ in 2024, +11.6% in all, and lagged the Colorado average (+23.1%) by 11.5 points. Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc's sharpest move came in 2018, +5.4%. The high is 12.14 ¢ (2023) and the low 10.78 ¢ (2015). 2024: -0.8% here, +4.3% for the Colorado average. SAIDI at Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc (major events excluded) fell from 69 minutes in 2015 to 56 in 2024, -18%; best year 2024 at 56. Against the national median, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc came in lower on SAIDI in 10 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 56 minutes, -43 from the median. 2020: 158 minutes with major events, 78 without, the widest gap of any year. Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc has 0 cheaper and 14 higher-priced Colorado peers among 15 with 20,000+ homes. Next higher-priced, Poudre Valley REA, Inc, bills 12.21 ¢ (+0.18).

The data favor customers here: bills run 19.3% under the Colorado norm, and 56 outage minutes sit 43% under the national median.

Home accounts at Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc went from 45,452 in 2015 to 49,982 in 2024, +10.0%. Business customers paid 0.83 times the home price in 2024 (10.04 against 12.04 ¢); the ratio was 0.83 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.88 in 2015 to 1.16 in 2024, between 0.61 and 1.17.

Outages and home price of Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc (EIA utility 8773), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc: 66 minutes in 2013, 56 in 2024, a drop of 14%. The low came in 2024 at 56, the high in 2014 at 95; 12 years were filed. The Colorado median in 2024 was 74 minutes, so Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc ran below it.

Home rates at Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc went from 10.34 ¢ in 2013 to 12.04 ¢ in 2024 (+16.4%), which is 14.29 ¢ to 12.36 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−13.5%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,715 in 2013 and $1,483 in 2024. Of 35 Colorado utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc stood 5th cheapest (10th of 37 in 2013).

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 56 in 2024

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc at 56 min in 2024 and the Colorado median at 74.

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc home price since 2013: −13.5% after inflation

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc: 12.36 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 12.04 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, EIA utility 8773, year by year among Colorado utilities

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Holy Cross Electri	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Holy Cross Ele	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Holy Cross Ele	Colorado median SAIDI
2013	10.34	14.29	10 of 37	66	0.78	4 of 9	74
2014	10.80	14.69	12 of 39	95	0.97	8 of 12	83
2015	10.78	14.65	9 of 39	69	0.88	5 of 13	82
2016	10.84	14.54	10 of 39	80	1.14	6 of 13	82
2017	11.07	14.55	9 of 39	64	0.96	4 of 13	84
2018	11.67	14.96	10 of 39	75	1.10	6 of 13	76
2019	11.70	14.73	13 of 47	72	0.78	5 of 13	79
2020	11.67	14.51	9 of 33	78	1.17	5 of 13	89
2021	11.66	13.85	8 of 34	68	0.91	7 of 13	68
2022	12.05	13.26	8 of 34	58	0.61	6 of 15	83
2023	12.14	12.82	8 of 35	60	0.85	5 of 15	67
2024	12.04	12.36	5 of 35	56	1.16	7 of 17	74

Holy Cross Electric Assn, EIA utility 8773: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Colorado real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 61,1972.1% of Colorado total
Residential accounts: 49,9822.0% of Colorado homes
Commercial accounts: 11,19618.3% of the base
Residential rate: 12.04 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 15, -19.3% against the state
Commercial rate: 10.04 ¢/kWhplace 4 of 27, -14.3% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 56.5 minbetter than 73% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.161.15x the median
SAIDI with major events: 56.5 min0.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 28.1 MW2,953 installations
Counties served: 5all in Colorado
Average residential use: 13,801 kWh/yr1,150 a month
Implied monthly bill: $138-$51 on the U.S. rate, 1,150 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +11.6%10.78 to 12.04 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -18%69 min in 2015, 56 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Colorado ¢/kWh
Residential	49,982	12.04	-2.88
Commercial	11,196	10.04	-1.67

Year by year, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc

Year	Home accounts, Holy Cross Electric As	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	45,452	10.78	8.97	0.83	69	0.88
2016	46,013	10.84	9.00	0.83	80	1.14
2017	46,572	11.07	9.24	0.83	64	0.96
2018	47,082	11.67	9.84	0.84	75	1.10
2019	47,560	11.70	9.88	0.84	72	0.78
2020	48,075	11.67	9.85	0.84	78	1.17
2021	49,016	11.66	9.86	0.85	68	0.91
2022	49,312	12.05	10.19	0.84	58	0.61
2023	49,688	12.14	10.31	0.85	60	0.85
2024	49,982	12.04	10.04	0.83	56	1.16

Peers of Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc in Colorado, place 1 of 15 on home price

Utility near Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc on price	SAIDI min, gap to Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	Home ¢, gap to Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	Gap % to Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	Accounts, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc = 1
1. Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc (this utility)	56	12.04	-	1.00
2. Poudre Valley REA, Inc	+18	+0.18	+1.5%	0.90
3. City of Longmont	-37	+0.26	+2.2%	0.71
4. City of Fort Collins	-45	+1.17	+9.7%	1.31

Who buys Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc's electricity

Class at Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	Accounts	Of Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc accounts	Of Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc MWh sold	kWh a year per Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc account
Residential	49,982	81.7%	54.0%	13,801
Commercial	11,196	18.3%	40.8%	46,544
Industrial and other	19	0.03%	5.2%	3,488,000

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc among Colorado cooperatives

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	Home ¢, gap to Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	Accounts, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc = 1
1. Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc (CO, this utility)	56	12.04	1.00
2. Poudre Valley REA, Inc (CO)	+18	+0.18	0.90
3. CORE Electric Cooperative (CO)	+18	+3.01	2.95
4. Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc (CO)	-15	+3.48	1.05
5. United Power, Inc (CO)	+20	+3.72	1.87
6. La Plata Electric Assn, Inc (CO)	+16	+4.67	0.77

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	Colorado context	Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc detail
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc home meters on AMI	99.8%	Colorado 92.5%	49,590 of 49,688 meters
Homes with daily digital access	45,857	Colorado figure not published	92% of the 49,982 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc homes	Offered	18 of 24 Colorado utilities offer one	62 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.12% of 49,982
Net-metered installations	2,953	93% residential	54.7 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.5 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc

kWh	Share of a 1,150 kWh month	Cost a month at 12.04 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	22%	$30.09	-$11.11	$361
500	43%	$60.19	-$22.21	$722
750	65%	$90.28	-$33.32	$1,083
1,000	87%	$120.38	-$44.42	$1,445
1,500	130%	$180.57	-$66.63	$2,167
2,000	174%	$240.75	-$88.85	$2,889

Outage record, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc

Measure, Holy Cross Electric	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	56.5	56.5	0.94 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.163	1.163	0.86 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	48.6	48.6	0.81 h

Territory of Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc

5 Colorado counties, region WECC:

Colorado other states: 5 of 5 counties of Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc drawn

Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc: 5 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Eagle
Garfield
Gunnison
Mesa
Pitkin

Questions on Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc

How big is Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc in Colorado, by customer accounts?

61,197 accounts in 2024: residential 49,982, commercial 11,196, industrial 19.

How many cents per kWh does Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 12.04 cents; against the Colorado average that is -19.3%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc?

SAIDI 56.5 min and SAIFI 1.16 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.57, CAIDI 49 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc?

2,953 installations with 28.1 MW, of which residential installations number 2,736.

What would a typical Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc home pay each month?

1,150 kWh at 12.04 cents comes to about $138, energy only.

Is Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc cheaper than other Colorado utilities?

Rank 1 of 15 in Colorado on price, -19.3% against the state average; 0 charge less than 12.04 ¢.

What share of Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc sales do homes buy?

Homes take 54.0% of 1,277,199 MWh, commercial accounts 40.8%, industrial and other 5.2%; the 11,196 commercial accounts use 46,544 kWh each, 3.4 times a home.

At Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

49,590 of 49,688 home meters are AMI, 99.8%. Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc offers a home time-of-use rate; 62 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.12% of its homes.

Has Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc moved up the Colorado price list since 2015?

4th cheapest of 15 in 2015, 1st of 15 in 2024; its price rose 11.6% while Colorado rose 23.1%.

How does Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc compare with 5 similar utilities?

Place 1 of 6 on home price at 12.04 ¢ (Colorado cooperatives); median 15.28 ¢, cheapest member 12.04 ¢.

Did Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc cut or raise its 2025 home price?

12.45 cents per kWh, +3.5% on the 12.04 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc at 12.04 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Lake Region Electric Coop, IncOklahoma, 12.02 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
Craighead Electric Coop CorpArkansas, 11.99 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ below
East Central Oklahoma Elec Coop IncOklahoma, 11.99 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ below
Southwest Electric Coop, IncMissouri, 11.99 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

5 home plan records, energy charges: 5.3 to 18.8 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 2, e.g. General Service Small and Irrigation Time of Day
Demand charge: 1, e.g. Residential - Large

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

Primary sources for Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc electricity: 61,197 accounts in Colorado, SAIDI 56

EIA-861 annual report entry for Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc electricity: 61,197 accounts in Colorado, SAIDI 56, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc electricity: 61,197 accounts in Colorado, SAIDI 56, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc electricity: 61,197 accounts in Colorado, SAIDI 56, the state price average