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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, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc
14.16 ¢/kWh
11.29 ¢/kWh
$173at 1,223 kWh
162 minSAIDI
Texas average against this company, which is 42 of 71 on price
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
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.
Outages and home price of San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc (EIA utility 16638), 2013 to 2024
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc customers lost power for 162 minutes in 2024, down from 199 in 2013 (−18%). Its best year was 2018 (78 min), its worst 2013 (199 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Texas median of 132 minutes in 2024, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc was above the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc home paid 14.54 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 16.16 ¢ in 2013, −10.0%; the bill itself went 11.69 ¢ to 14.16 ¢ (+21.2%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,939 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,744 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 102nd cheapest of 142 in 2013, 87th of 134 in 2024 among Texas utilities with 1,000+ homes.
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 162 in 2024
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc at 162 min in 2024 and the Texas median at 132.
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc home price since 2013: −10.0% after inflation
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc: 14.54 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.16 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc, EIA utility 16638, year by year among Texas utilities
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, San Bernard Electr
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, San Bernard El
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, San Bernard El
Texas median SAIDI
2013
11.69
16.16
102 of 142
199
2.06
17 of 20
90
2014
12.04
16.38
97 of 141
161
1.96
21 of 26
99
2015
12.26
16.65
101 of 138
160
1.81
19 of 33
146
2016
12.03
16.14
110 of 144
118
1.22
18 of 37
131
2017
12.70
16.68
126 of 149
110
1.19
18 of 38
112
2018
12.74
16.34
135 of 150
78
0.94
15 of 39
99
2019
12.88
16.22
151 of 180
101
1.20
19 of 40
107
2020
13.26
16.50
119 of 137
99
1.10
21 of 41
99
2021
13.97
16.60
122 of 139
111
1.22
17 of 39
148
2022
14.68
16.15
101 of 136
89
0.90
18 of 42
108
2023
14.74
15.58
96 of 132
121
1.54
20 of 43
136
2024
14.16
14.54
87 of 134
162
1.70
26 of 43
132
San Bernard Electric Coo, EIA utility 16638: EIA-861, CPI-U.
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.