Poudre Valley REA, Inc: 12.21 ¢/kWh for homes, 74 minutes of SAIDI

Poudre Valley REA, Inc is an cooperative utility serving 55,344 customer accounts in Colorado; 49,587 of them are residential. Its SAIDI went -37% over the filing history, from 118 minutes in 2015 to 74 in 2024.

Poudre Valley REA, Inc: 885 kWh a month costs roughly $108 in energy at 12.21 ¢/kWh, -18.1% on the Colorado average of 14.92 ¢.

Its SAIDI went -37% over the filing history, from 118 minutes in 2015 to 74 in 2024.

Poudre Valley REA, Inc: SAIDI 2015 to 2024

SAIDI since 2015: -37%118 to 74 minutes

Outage time is the clearest story here: 118 minutes in 2015, 74 in 2024 (-37%). The best year was 2022 at 50 and the worst 2016 at 167.

SAIFI adds the frequency view: 0.72 interruptions a customer a year, 0.71 times the national median (1.01), with 103 minutes per interruption.

How it compares

Poudre Valley REA, Inc
Poudre Valley REA, Inc, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Poudre Valley REA, IncLowest in this table	12.21 ¢/kWh	11.15 ¢/kWh	$108at 885 kWh	74 minSAIDI
Colorado average against this company, which is 2 of 15 on price	+2.71 ¢/kWhcompany 18.1% below	+0.56 ¢/kWhcompany 4.8% below	+$24a month at 885 kWh	+3 mincompany 3 below
City of Longmont	12.30 ¢/kWhcompany 0.7% below	11.04 ¢/kWhcompany 1.0% above	$1091 more than company	19 mincompany 55 above

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Poudre Valley REA, Inc: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for Poudre Valley REA, Inc; 2024 stays the latest year.

Poudre Valley REA, Inc 2024 against Colorado 2025: -3.64 ¢12.21 ¢ for Poudre Valley REA, Inc in 2024, 15.85 ¢ for Colorado in 2025

EIA's early release leaves Poudre Valley REA, Inc out for 2025. Its newest record stays 2024: 12.21 ¢/kWh across 49,587 home accounts and 74 minutes of SAIDI.

Carbon context

Poudre Valley REA, Inc serves 49,587 homes in Colorado. At 885 kWh a month that is about 435 kg of CO₂, or 5,224 kg a year, at the Colorado plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Colorado generation mix.

Poudre Valley REA, Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.21 ¢ in 2024

11.69 ¢ in 2015, 12.21 ¢ in 2024 (+4.5%); Colorado 12.12 to 14.92 ¢.

Poudre Valley REA, Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Gap to Colorado residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	11.69	-0.43	-0.96
2016	11.63	-0.44	-0.92
2017	11.94	-0.23	-0.95
2018	11.97	-0.18	-0.90
2019	12.02	-0.16	-0.99
2020	11.98	-0.38	-1.17
2021	11.94	-1.13	-1.72
2022	11.75	-2.44	-3.29
2023	12.01	-2.29	-3.99
2024	12.21	-2.71	-4.27

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Poudre Valley REA, Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

118 min in 2015, 74 in 2024.

Poudre Valley REA, Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Poudre Valley REA, Inc, no major events
2015	118
2016	167
2017	116
2018	98
2019	85
2020	107
2021	77
2022	50
2023	67
2024	74

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 74.2 min

74.2 min, 0.75x the median reporter, rank 250 of 673.

min

Company, no major events74.2
Company, with major events324.6

Poudre Valley REA, Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 11.69 ¢ in 2015 to 12.21 ¢ in 2024, a move of +4.5%: Poudre Valley REA, Inc lagged its state (+23.1%) by 18.6 points, and -25.8 points against the U.S. Poudre Valley REA, Inc's sharpest move came in 2017, +2.6%. The latest year is the high at 12.21 ¢; the low was 11.63 ¢ (2016). 2024: +1.7% here, +4.3% for the Colorado average. SAIDI at Poudre Valley REA, Inc (major events excluded) fell from 118 minutes in 2015 to 74 in 2024, -37%; best year 2022 at 50. Against the national median, Poudre Valley REA, Inc came in lower on SAIDI in 6 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 74 minutes, -25 from the median. 2016: 891 minutes with major events, 167 without, the widest gap of any year. Poudre Valley REA, Inc has 1 cheaper and 13 higher-priced Colorado peers among 15 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, bills 12.04 ¢ (-0.18). Next higher-priced, City of Longmont, bills 12.30 ¢ (+0.09).

Two good signs together. Rates are 18.1% below Colorado and outage time of 74 minutes beats the national median by 25%.

Home accounts at Poudre Valley REA, Inc went from 34,015 in 2015 to 49,587 in 2024, +45.8%. Business customers paid 0.91 times the home price in 2024 (11.15 against 12.21 ¢); the ratio was 0.97 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.97 in 2015 to 0.72 in 2024, between 0.54 and 1.27.

Outages and home price of Poudre Valley REA, Inc (EIA utility 15257), 2013 to 2024

By 2024 the average Poudre Valley REA, Inc customer sat through 74 minutes of outage, against 204 in 2013 (−64%). The low came in 2022 at 50, the high in 2013 at 204; 12 years were filed. The Colorado median in 2024 was 74 minutes, so Poudre Valley REA, Inc ran above it.

Home rates at Poudre Valley REA, Inc went from 11.61 ¢ in 2013 to 12.21 ¢ in 2024 (+5.2%), which is 16.05 ¢ to 12.54 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−21.9%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,925 in 2013 and $1,504 in 2024. Of 35 Colorado utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Poudre Valley REA, Inc stood 6th cheapest (13th of 37 in 2013).

Poudre Valley REA, Inc outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 74 in 2024

Poudre Valley REA, Inc at 74 min in 2024 and the Colorado median at 74.

Poudre Valley REA, Inc home price since 2013: −21.9% after inflation

Poudre Valley REA, Inc: 12.54 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 12.21 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Poudre Valley REA, Inc, EIA utility 15257, year by year among Colorado utilities

Poudre Valley REA, Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Poudre Valley REA,	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Poudre Valley	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Poudre Valley	Colorado median SAIDI
2013	11.61	16.05	13 of 37	204	1.00	9 of 9	74
2014	11.61	15.78	13 of 39	127	1.23	10 of 12	83
2015	11.69	15.88	14 of 39	118	0.97	10 of 13	82
2016	11.63	15.60	13 of 39	167	1.27	12 of 13	82
2017	11.94	15.68	14 of 39	116	1.22	10 of 13	84
2018	11.97	15.35	12 of 39	98	1.05	9 of 13	76
2019	12.02	15.13	14 of 47	85	0.87	8 of 13	79
2020	11.98	14.90	11 of 33	107	0.95	10 of 13	89
2021	11.94	14.19	10 of 34	77	0.84	8 of 13	68
2022	11.75	12.93	6 of 34	50	0.54	5 of 15	83
2023	12.01	12.69	7 of 35	67	0.68	8 of 15	67
2024	12.21	12.54	6 of 35	74	0.72	10 of 17	74

Poudre Valley REA, Inc, EIA utility 15257: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Colorado real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 55,3441.9% of Colorado total
Residential accounts: 49,5871.9% of Colorado homes
Commercial accounts: 5,0149.1% of the base
Residential rate: 12.21 ¢/kWhplace 2 of 15, -18.1% against the state
Commercial rate: 11.15 ¢/kWhplace 8 of 27, -4.8% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 74.2 minbetter than 63% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.720.71x the median
SAIDI with major events: 324.6 min77.1% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 21.1 MW2,694 installations
Counties served: 3all in Colorado
Average residential use: 10,614 kWh/yr885 a month
Implied monthly bill: $108-$38 on the U.S. rate, 885 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +4.5%11.69 to 12.21 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -37%118 min in 2015, 74 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Poudre Valley REA, Inc

Poudre Valley REA, Inc sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Colorado ¢/kWh
Residential	49,587	12.21	-2.71
Commercial	5,014	11.15	-0.56

Year by year, Poudre Valley REA, Inc

Year	Home accounts, Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	34,015	11.69	11.30	0.97	118	0.97
2016	35,079	11.63	11.29	0.97	167	1.27
2017	35,906	11.94	11.82	0.99	116	1.22
2018	37,220	11.97	11.66	0.97	98	1.05
2019	38,868	12.02	11.53	0.96	85	0.87
2020	40,627	11.98	11.62	0.97	107	0.95
2021	43,746	11.94	11.53	0.97	77	0.84
2022	45,837	11.75	11.30	0.96	50	0.54
2023	47,618	12.01	11.17	0.93	67	0.68
2024	49,587	12.21	11.15	0.91	74	0.72

Peers of Poudre Valley REA, Inc in Colorado, place 2 of 15 on home price

Utility near Poudre Valley REA, Inc on price	SAIDI min, gap to Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Home ¢, gap to Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Gap % to Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Accounts, Poudre Valley REA, Inc = 1
1. Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	-18	-0.18	-1.4%	1.11
2. Poudre Valley REA, Inc (this utility)	74	12.21	-	1.00
3. City of Longmont	-55	+0.09	+0.7%	0.79
4. City of Fort Collins	-63	+0.99	+8.1%	1.45
5. City of Loveland	-55	+2.19	+17.9%	0.77

Who buys Poudre Valley REA, Inc's electricity

Class at Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Accounts	Of Poudre Valley REA, Inc accounts	Of Poudre Valley REA, Inc MWh sold	kWh a year per Poudre Valley REA, Inc account
Residential	49,587	89.6%	34.0%	10,614
Commercial	5,014	9.1%	27.6%	85,046
Industrial and other	743	1.34%	38.4%	798,832

Poudre Valley REA, Inc among Colorado cooperatives

Poudre Valley REA, Inc and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Home ¢, gap to Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Accounts, Poudre Valley REA, Inc = 1
1. Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc (CO)	-18	-0.18	1.11
2. Poudre Valley REA, Inc (CO, this utility)	74	12.21	1.00
3. CORE Electric Cooperative (CO)	-0	+2.83	3.27
4. Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc (CO)	-32	+3.30	1.16
5. United Power, Inc (CO)	+3	+3.54	2.07
6. La Plata Electric Assn, Inc (CO)	-2	+4.49	0.85

Poudre Valley REA, Inc: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Colorado context	Poudre Valley REA, Inc detail
Poudre Valley REA, Inc home meters on AMI	99.7%	Colorado 92.5%	49,455 of 49,587 meters
Time-of-use rate for Poudre Valley REA, Inc homes	Not on file	18 of 24 Colorado utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Poudre Valley REA, Inc
Net-metered installations	2,694	99% residential	54.0 homes per 1,000 accounts, 7.8 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Poudre Valley REA, Inc

kWh	Share of a 885 kWh month	Cost a month at 12.21 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	28%	$30.53	-$10.67	$366
500	57%	$61.07	-$21.33	$733
750	85%	$91.60	-$32.00	$1,099
1,000	113%	$122.14	-$42.66	$1,466
1,500	170%	$183.21	-$63.99	$2,198
2,000	226%	$244.28	-$85.32	$2,931

Outage record, Poudre Valley REA, Inc

Measure, Poudre Valley REA, I	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	74.2	324.6	1.24 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.723	1.334	1.38 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	102.7	243.3	1.71 h

Territory of Poudre Valley REA, Inc

3 Colorado counties, region WECC:

Colorado other states: 3 of 3 counties of Poudre Valley REA, Inc drawn

Poudre Valley REA, Inc: 3 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Boulder
Larimer
Weld

Questions on Poudre Valley REA, Inc

How many customers does Poudre Valley REA, Inc serve in Colorado?

55,344 accounts in 2024: residential 49,587, commercial 5,014, industrial 743.

What is the average residential rate of Poudre Valley REA, Inc?

In 2024 homes paid 12.21 cents; against the Colorado average that is -18.1%.

How reliable is Poudre Valley REA, Inc by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 74.2 min and SAIFI 0.72 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.75, CAIDI 103 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Poudre Valley REA, Inc grid?

2,694 installations with 21.1 MW, of which residential installations number 2,679.

What is the monthly bill at Poudre Valley REA, Inc for average use?

885 kWh at 12.21 cents comes to about $108, energy only.

How does Poudre Valley REA, Inc rank on price within Colorado?

Rank 2 of 15 in Colorado on price, -18.1% against the state average; 1 charge less than 12.21 ¢.

What share of Poudre Valley REA, Inc sales do homes buy?

Homes take 34.0% of 1,546,274 MWh, commercial accounts 27.6%, industrial and other 38.4%; the 5,014 commercial accounts use 85,046 kWh each, 8.0 times a home.

At Poudre Valley REA, Inc, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

49,455 of 49,587 home meters are AMI, 99.7%. Poudre Valley REA, Inc reports no home time-of-use rate; 18 of 24 Colorado filers do.

Has Poudre Valley REA, Inc moved up the Colorado price list since 2015?

7th cheapest of 15 in 2015, 2nd of 15 in 2024; its price rose 4.5% while Colorado rose 23.1%.

How does Poudre Valley REA, Inc compare with 5 similar utilities?

Place 2 of 6 on home price at 12.21 ¢ (Colorado cooperatives); median 15.28 ¢, cheapest member 12.04 ¢.

Has Poudre Valley REA, Inc filed 2025 data with EIA?

Not yet: 12.21 cents and 74 SAIDI minutes (2024) remain the newest Poudre Valley REA, Inc record.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Poudre Valley REA, Inc at 12.21 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Fayetteville Public Works CommissionNorth Carolina, 12.21 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Kootenai Electric CooperativeIdaho, 12.21 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
GreyStone Power CorporationGeorgia, 12.22 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ above
Pedernales Electric Coop, IncTexas, 12.22 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

5 home plan records, energy charges: 5.6 to 16.5 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 3, e.g. AEV - Farm & Residential Electric Vehicle
Tiered: 1, e.g. IP - Irrigation
Demand charge: 1, e.g. IP - Irrigation

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

Primary sources for Poudre Valley REA, Inc: 12.21 ¢/kWh for homes, 74 minutes of SAIDI

EIA-861 annual report entry for Poudre Valley REA, Inc: 12.21 ¢/kWh for homes, 74 minutes of SAIDI, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Poudre Valley REA, Inc: 12.21 ¢/kWh for homes, 74 minutes of SAIDI, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Poudre Valley REA, Inc: 12.21 ¢/kWh for homes, 74 minutes of SAIDI, the state price average