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San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc electricity: 32,863 accounts in Texas, SAIDI 162

Roughly 32,863 Texas accounts belong to San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 31,774. Businesses and industry take 42% of the 798,505 MWh it sells; homes take 58%.

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc: 1,223 kWh a month costs roughly $173 in energy at 14.16 ¢/kWh, -5.2% on the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 42% of the 798,505 MWh it sells; homes take 58%.

Who buys power from San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc

Business share of sales
42%homes 58% of 798,505 MWh

The customer mix of San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc is its own: 31,774 home accounts buy 58.4% of 798,505 MWh, 1,083 commercial accounts buy 13.9%, and the remaining 27.7% goes to 6 industrial and other accounts. A typical San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc home uses 14,681 kWh a year, a typical business account 102,495.

How it compares

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc14.16 ¢/kWh11.29 ¢/kWh$173at 1,223 kWh162 minSAIDI
Texas average against this company, which is 42 of 71 on price+0.78 ¢/kWhcompany 5.2% below-2.74 ¢/kWhcompany 32.1% above+$10a month at 1,223 kWh-27 mincompany 27 above
Denton County Elec Coop, IncLowest in this table13.77 ¢/kWhcompany 2.8% above14.24 ¢/kWhcompany 20.7% below$1695 less than company27 mincompany 136 above

Compare 126 Texas companies

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc: 2025

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc: -0.3% on 2024 for homes, Texas +3.5%.

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc home price, 2025
14.12 ¢/kWh-0.3% on 2024, early release
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI, 2025
110 min-32% on 2024, early release
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc against Texas, 2025
-3.9 pointsSan Bernard Electric Coop, Inc -0.3%, Texas +3.5%, price in Texas 15.47 ¢

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc: 14.12 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, -0.3% from 14.16 ¢; Texas as a whole went +3.5%, so San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc trailed it by 3.9 points. Its SAIDI is 110 minutes against 162 in 2024.

Carbon context

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc serves 31,774 homes in Texas. At 1,223 kWh a month that is about 426 kg of CO₂, or 5,116 kg a year, at the Texas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Texas generation mix.

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.16 ¢ in 2024

12.26 ¢ in 2015, 14.16 ¢ in 2024 (+15.5%); Texas 11.56 to 14.94 ¢.

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearSan Bernard Electric Coop, IGap to Texas residentialGap to U.S. residential
201512.26+0.70-0.39
201612.03+1.04-0.52
201712.70+1.69-0.19
201812.74+1.54-0.13
201912.88+1.12-0.13
202013.26+1.55+0.11
202113.97+1.86+0.31
202214.68+0.92-0.36
202314.74+0.28-1.26
202414.16-0.78-2.32

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

160 min in 2015, 162 in 2024.

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearSan Bernard Electric C, no major events
2015160
2016118
2017110
201878
2019101
202099
2021111
202289
2023121
2024162

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 162.5 min

162.5 min, 1.63x the median reporter, rank 476 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events162.5
  • Company, with major events1,238.5

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc billed homes 12.26 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 14.16 ¢ in 2024, +15.5% in all, and lagged the Texas average (+29.2%) by 13.7 points. San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc's sharpest move came in 2017, +5.6%. The high is 14.74 ¢ (2023) and the low 12.03 ¢ (2016). 2024: -3.9% here, +3.3% for the Texas average. SAIDI at San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc (major events excluded) went from 160 minutes in 2015 to 162 in 2024, +2%, between 78 (2018) and 162 (2024). Against the national median, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc came in lower on SAIDI in 2 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 162 minutes, +63 from the median. 2024: 1238 minutes with major events, 162 without, the widest gap of any year. San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc has 41 cheaper and 29 higher-priced Texas peers among 71 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Mothership, bills 14.09 ¢ (-0.07). Next higher-priced, BKV-BPP Retail, LLC, bills 14.26 ¢ (+0.10).

A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 5.2% less than the Texas average, yet the 162-minute outage clock runs 1.6x the national median.

Home accounts at San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc went from 25,299 in 2015 to 31,774 in 2024, +25.6%. Business customers paid 0.80 times the home price in 2024 (11.29 against 14.16 ¢); the ratio was 0.79 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.81 in 2015 to 1.70 in 2024, between 0.90 and 1.81.

Facts

Customer accounts
32,8630.2% of Texas total
Residential accounts
31,7740.3% of Texas homes
Commercial accounts
1,0833.3% of the base
Residential rate
14.16 ¢/kWhplace 42 of 71, -5.2% against the state
Commercial rate
11.29 ¢/kWhplace 52 of 99, +32.1% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
162.5 minbetter than 29% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.701.68x the median
SAIDI with major events
1238.5 min86.9% from event days
Net-metered capacity
4.6 MW358 installations
Counties served
8all in Texas
Average residential use
14,681 kWh/yr1,223 a month
Implied monthly bill
$173-$28 on the U.S. rate, 1,223 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+15.5%12.26 to 14.16 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+2%160 min in 2015, 162 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Texas ¢/kWh
Residential31,77414.16-0.78
Commercial1,08311.29+2.74

Year by year, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc

YearHome accounts, San Bernard Electric CHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201525,29912.269.640.791601.81
201625,46312.039.560.791181.22
201726,06112.7010.200.801101.19
201826,98412.7410.320.81780.94
201927,91012.8810.110.781011.20
202029,15313.2610.390.78991.10
202129,97813.9710.310.741111.22
202230,75614.6811.930.81890.90
202331,18114.7411.490.781211.54
202431,77414.1611.290.801621.70

Peers of San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc in Texas, place 42 of 71 on home price

Utility near San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc on priceSAIDI min, gap to San Bernard Electric Coop, IncHome ¢, gap to San Bernard Electric Coop, IncGap % to San Bernard Electric Coop, IncAccounts, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc = 1
39. City of GeorgetownNo data-0.29-2.1%1.01
40. Mid-South Electric Coop AssnNo data-0.08-0.6%1.26
41. MothershipNo data-0.07-0.5%1.66
42. San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc (this utility)16214.16-1.00
43. BKV-BPP Retail, LLCNo data+0.10+0.7%1.62
44. City of College Station-146+0.40+2.8%1.43
45. US Retailers, LLCNo data+0.44+3.1%14.19

Who buys San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc's electricity

Class at San Bernard Electric Coop, IncAccountsOf San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc accountsOf San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc MWh soldkWh a year per San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc account
Residential31,77496.7%58.4%14,681
Commercial1,0833.3%13.9%102,495
Industrial and other60.02%27.7%36,840,000

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc among Texas cooperatives

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to San Bernard Electric Coop, IncHome ¢, gap to San Bernard Electric Coop, IncAccounts, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc = 1
9. Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc (TX)-31-1.683.16
10. Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) (TX)-52-1.514.24
11. United Electric Coop Service Inc (TX)-51-1.173.21
12. Denton County Elec Coop, Inc (TX)-136-0.399.85
13. San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc (TX, this utility)16214.161.00
14. HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TX)-40+0.751.07

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureSan Bernard Electric Coop, IncTexas contextSan Bernard Electric Coop, Inc detail
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc home meters on AMI100.0%Texas 95.1%31,774 of 31,774 meters
Time-of-use rate for San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc homesNot on file14 of 39 Texas utilities offer oneno dynamic-pricing count filed by San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc
Net-metered installations358100% residential11.3 homes per 1,000 accounts, 12.9 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc

kWhShare of a 1,223 kWh monthCost a month at 14.16 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25020%$35.41-$5.79$425
50041%$70.82-$11.58$850
75061%$106.22-$17.38$1,275
1,00082%$141.63-$23.17$1,700
1,500123%$212.45-$34.75$2,549
2,000163%$283.26-$46.34$3,399

Outage record, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc

Measure, San Bernard ElectricNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes162.51238.52.71 h
SAIFI interruptions1.7003.0000.59 yr apart
CAIDI minutes95.6412.81.59 h

Territory of San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc

8 Texas counties, region TRE:

Counties served by San Bernard Electric Coop, IncFayetteLavacaGrimesAustinColoradoWallerMontgomeryHarris

Texas other states: 8 of 8 counties of San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc drawn

San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc: 8 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Austin
  • Colorado
  • Fayette
  • Grimes
  • Harris
  • Lavaca
  • Montgomery
  • Waller

Questions on San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc

How big is San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc in Texas, by customer accounts?

32,863 accounts in 2024: residential 31,774, commercial 1,083, industrial 6.

How many cents per kWh does San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 14.16 cents; against the Texas average that is -5.2%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc?

SAIDI 162.5 min and SAIFI 1.70 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.63, CAIDI 96 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc?

358 installations with 4.6 MW, of which residential installations number 358.

What would a typical San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc home pay each month?

1,223 kWh at 14.16 cents comes to about $173, energy only.

Is San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc cheaper than other Texas utilities?

Rank 42 of 71 in Texas on price, -5.2% against the state average; 41 charge less than 14.16 ¢.

What share of San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc sales do homes buy?

Homes take 58.4% of 798,505 MWh, commercial accounts 13.9%, industrial and other 27.7%; the 1,083 commercial accounts use 102,495 kWh each, 7.0 times a home.

At San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

31,774 of 31,774 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc reports no home time-of-use rate; 14 of 39 Texas filers do.

Has San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc moved up the Texas price list since 2015?

41st cheapest of 54 in 2015, 42nd of 71 in 2024; its price rose 15.5% while Texas rose 29.2%.

How does San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc compare with 13 similar utilities?

Place 13 of 14 on home price at 14.16 ¢ (Texas cooperatives); median 12.40 ¢, cheapest member 11.03 ¢.

Did San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc cut or raise its 2025 home price?

14.12 cents per kWh, -0.3% on the 14.16 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc at 14.16 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc

Rate plans on file

4 home plan records, energy charges: 10.7 to 11.0 ¢/kWh.

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

Primary sources for San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc electricity: 32,863 accounts in Texas, SAIDI 162

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San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc: 1,223 kWh a month costs roughly $173 in energy at 14.16 ¢/kWh, -5.2% on the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.