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Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) electricity: 139,316 accounts in Texas, SAIDI 111
In Texas, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) bills 139,316 accounts, 84.8% residential, as an cooperative utility. Its SAIDI went +72% over the filing history, from 64 minutes in 2015 to 111 in 2024.
At 1,487 kWh a month a Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc home pays about $188 in energy: 12.65 ¢/kWh, 15.3% below the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.
Its SAIDI went +72% over the filing history, from 64 minutes in 2015 to 111 in 2024.
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc: SAIDI 2015 to 2024
SAIDI since 2015
+72%64 to 111 minutes
Outage time is the clearest story here: 64 minutes in 2015, 111 in 2024 (+72%). The best year was 2016 at 39 and the worst 2021 at 332.
SAIFI adds the frequency view: 1.09 interruptions a customer a year, 1.08 times the national median (1.01), with 102 minutes per interruption.
How it compares
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX), 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)
12.65 ¢/kWh
11.13 ¢/kWh
$188at 1,487 kWh
111 minSAIDI
Texas average against this company, which is 24 of 71 on price
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc: +19.1% on 2024 for homes, Texas +3.5%.
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc home price, 2025
15.07 ¢/kWh+19.1% on 2024, early release
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI, 2025
132 min+19% on 2024, early release
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc against Texas, 2025
+15.6 pointsTri-County Electric Coop, Inc +19.1%, Texas +3.5%, price in Texas 15.47 ¢
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX): 15.07 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +19.1% from 12.65 ¢; Texas as a whole went +3.5%, so Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc ran ahead of it by 15.6 points. Its SAIDI is 132 minutes against 111 in 2024.
Carbon context
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) serves 118,075 homes in Texas. At 1,487 kWh a month that is about 518 kg of CO₂, or 6,218 kg a year, at the Texas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Texas generation mix.
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) charts
Residential price since 2015: 12.65 ¢ in 2024
9.18 ¢ in 2015, 12.65 ¢ in 2024 (+37.8%); Texas 11.56 to 14.94 ¢.
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) billed homes 9.18 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 12.65 ¢ in 2024, +37.8% in all, and outpaced the Texas average (+29.2%) by 8.6 points. Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)'s sharpest move came in 2022, +36.8%. The high is 14.14 ¢ (2023) and the low 8.44 ¢ (2016). 2024: -10.5% here, +3.3% for the Texas average. SAIDI at Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) (major events excluded) rose from 64 minutes in 2015 to 111 in 2024, +72%; worst year 2021 at 332. Against the national median, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) came in lower on SAIDI in 4 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 111 minutes, +11 from the median. 2021: 1908 minutes with major events, 332 without, the widest gap of any year. Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) has 23 cheaper and 47 higher-priced Texas peers among 71 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc, bills 12.62 ¢ (-0.03). Next higher-priced, Brownsville Public Utilities Board, bills 12.70 ¢ (+0.05).
Price is the selling point in this record: 15.3% under the Texas average, with 111 outage minutes close to the national median (1.11x).
Home accounts at Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) went from 87,078 in 2015 to 118,075 in 2024, +35.6%. Business customers paid 0.88 times the home price in 2024 (11.13 against 12.65 ¢); the ratio was 0.91 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.67 in 2015 to 1.09 in 2024, between 0.56 and 2.89.
Outages and home price of Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) (EIA utility 19159), 2013 to 2024
Yearly SAIDI at Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX): 46 minutes in 2014, 111 in 2024, a rise of 139%. The low came in 2016 at 39, the high in 2021 at 332; 11 years were filed. The Texas median in 2024 was 132 minutes, so Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) ran below it.
Home rates at Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) climbed from 8.92 ¢ in 2013 to 12.65 ¢ in 2024 (+41.8%), or 12.33 ¢ to 12.98 ¢ in 2025 dollars (+5.3%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,480 in 2013 and $1,558 in 2024. Of 134 Texas utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) stood 49th cheapest (10th of 142 in 2013).
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) outage minutes a customer, 2014 to 2024: 111 in 2024
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) at 111 min in 2024 and the Texas median at 132.
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) home price since 2013: +5.3% after inflation
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX): 12.98 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 12.65 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX), EIA utility 19159, year by year among Texas utilities
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, Tri-County Electri
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, Tri-County Ele
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, Tri-County Ele
Texas median SAIDI
2013
8.92
12.33
10 of 142
–
–
–
–
2014
10.31
14.02
37 of 141
46
0.40
6 of 26
99
2015
9.18
12.47
16 of 138
64
0.67
8 of 33
146
2016
8.44
11.31
18 of 144
39
0.62
4 of 37
131
2017
8.82
11.58
23 of 149
70
0.74
12 of 38
112
2018
9.01
11.55
22 of 150
40
0.56
9 of 39
99
2019
8.98
11.31
19 of 180
154
1.13
26 of 40
107
2020
9.12
11.35
22 of 137
187
1.52
31 of 41
99
2021
10.06
11.96
28 of 139
332
2.89
31 of 39
148
2022
13.76
15.14
85 of 136
132
1.65
24 of 42
108
2023
14.14
14.94
87 of 132
146
1.46
24 of 43
136
2024
12.65
12.98
49 of 134
111
1.09
16 of 43
132
Tri-County Electric Coop, EIA utility 19159: EIA-861, CPI-U.
How big is Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) in Texas, by customer accounts?
139,316 accounts in 2024: residential 118,075, commercial 19,947, industrial 1,294.
How many cents per kWh does Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) charge homes?
In 2024 homes paid 12.65 cents; against the Texas average that is -15.3%.
What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)?
SAIDI 110.8 min and SAIFI 1.09 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.11, CAIDI 102 min.
How many net-metered systems connect to Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)?
1,957 installations with 17.8 MW, of which residential installations number 1,935.
What would a typical Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) home pay each month?
1,487 kWh at 12.65 cents comes to about $188, energy only.
Is Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) cheaper than other Texas utilities?
Rank 24 of 71 in Texas on price, -15.3% against the state average; 23 charge less than 12.65 ¢.
How much of the Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) load is business?
Homes take 64.4% of 3,271,958 MWh, commercial accounts 35.3%, industrial and other 0.3%; the 19,947 commercial accounts use 57,842 kWh each, 3.2 times a home.
Does Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) have smart meters or TOU rates?
120,062 of 120,114 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc reports no home time-of-use rate; 14 of 39 Texas filers do.
Since 2015, has Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) become cheaper than other Texas utilities?
3rd cheapest of 54 in 2015, 24th of 71 in 2024; its price rose 37.8% while Texas rose 29.2%.
Where does Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) stand among 13 peers?
Place 10 of 14 on home price at 12.65 ¢ (Texas cooperatives); median 12.40 ¢, cheapest member 11.03 ¢.
Did Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) cut or raise its 2025 home price?
15.07 cents per kWh, +19.1% on the 12.65 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) at 12.65 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.