Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: rates, outages and net metering

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc is a cooperative utility serving 88,305 customer accounts in Texas; 79,954 of them are residential. Its home price sits 24.6% under the Texas average and ranks 9th of 71 among larger utilities.

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: 1,268 kWh a month costs roughly $143 in energy at 11.26 ¢/kWh, -24.6% on the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.

Its home price sits 24.6% under the Texas average and ranks 9th of 71 among larger utilities.

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc on price: 24.6% under Texas

Home price against Texas: -24.6%9th place of 71, cheapest first

Home price is where Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc departs furthest from the Texas pattern: 11.26 ¢ against a state average of 14.94 ¢, 9th place of 71 among Texas utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Ironhorse Power Services LLC at 8.27 ¢ (-2.99 ¢ from here), the most expensive Rhythm Ops LLC at 24.62 ¢ (+13.36 ¢).

A home using 1,268 kWh a month pays about $143 in energy here; at the Texas average the same use would cost $189, a difference of -$47 a month.

How it compares

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Trinity Valley Elec Coop IncLowest in this table	11.26 ¢/kWh	10.97 ¢/kWh	$143at 1,268 kWh	267 minSAIDI
Texas average against this company, which is 9 of 71 on price	+3.68 ¢/kWhcompany 24.6% below	-2.42 ¢/kWhcompany 28.3% above	+$47a month at 1,268 kWh	-131 mincompany 131 above
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc	11.42 ¢/kWhcompany 1.4% below	5.23 ¢/kWhcompany 109.5% above	$145$2 more than company	117 mincompany 150 above

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Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: 2025

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: +8.8% on 2024 for homes, Texas +3.1%.

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc home price, 2025: 12.24 ¢/kWh+8.8% on 2024, early release
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc SAIDI, 2025: 142 min-47% on 2024, early release
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc against Texas, 2025: +5.7 pointsTrinity Valley Elec Coop Inc +8.8%, Texas +3.1%, price in Texas 15.40 ¢

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: 12.24 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +8.8% from 11.26 ¢; Texas as a whole went +3.1%, so Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc ran ahead of it by 5.7 points. Its SAIDI is 142 minutes against 267 in 2024.

Carbon context

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc serves 79,954 homes in Texas. At 1,268 kWh a month that is about 442 kg of CO₂, or 5,303 kg a year, at the Texas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Texas generation mix.

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 11.26 ¢ in 2024

11.74 ¢ in 2015, 11.26 ¢ in 2024 (-4.1%); Texas 11.56 to 14.94 ¢.

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Gap to Texas residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	11.74	+0.18	-0.91
2016	11.96	+0.97	-0.59
2017	12.04	+1.03	-0.85
2018	11.48	+0.28	-1.39
2019	11.12	-0.64	-1.89
2020	11.23	-0.48	-1.92
2021	11.24	-0.87	-2.42
2022	14.14	+0.38	-0.90
2023	11.15	-3.31	-4.85
2024	11.26	-3.68	-5.22

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

349 min in 2015, 267 in 2024.

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc, no major events
2015	349
2016	181
2017	219
2018	130
2019	151
2020	140
2021	211
2022	210
2023	189
2024	267

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 267.3 min

267.3 min, 2.69x the median reporter, rank 589 of 673.

min

Company, no major events267.3
Company, with major events1,042.0

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 11.74 ¢ in 2015 to 11.26 ¢ in 2024, a move of -4.1%: Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc lagged its state (+29.2%) by 33.3 points, and -34.3 points against the U.S. Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc's sharpest move came in 2022, +25.8%. The high is 14.14 ¢ (2022) and the low 11.12 ¢ (2019). 2024: +0.9% here, +3.3% for the Texas average. SAIDI at Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc (major events excluded) fell from 349 minutes in 2015 to 267 in 2024, -23%; best year 2018 at 130. Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 267 minutes, +168 from that year's median. 2021: 1079 minutes with major events, 211 without, the widest gap of any year. Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc has 8 cheaper and 62 higher-priced Texas peers among 71 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, bills 11.03 ¢ (-0.23). Next higher-priced, City of Bryan, bills 11.38 ¢ (+0.12).

A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 24.6% less than the Texas average, yet the 267-minute outage clock runs 2.7x the national median.

Home accounts at Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc went from 60,874 in 2015 to 79,954 in 2024, +31.3%. Business customers paid 0.97 times the home price in 2024 (10.97 against 11.26 ¢); the ratio was 0.95 in 2015. SAIFI went from 3.39 in 2015 to 2.46 in 2024, between 1.60 and 3.39.

Outages and home price of Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc (EIA utility 18976), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: 191 minutes in 2014, 267 in 2024, a rise of 40%. Its best year was 2018 (130 min), its worst 2015 (349 min), across 11 filed years. Against a Texas median of 132 minutes in 2024, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc home paid 11.55 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 15.82 ¢ in 2013, −27.0%; the bill itself went 11.45 ¢ to 11.26 ¢ (−1.6%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,898 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,387 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 97th cheapest of 142 in 2013, 22nd of 134 in 2024 among Texas utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc outage minutes a customer, 2014 to 2024: 267 in 2024

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc at 267 min in 2024 and the Texas median at 132.

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc home price since 2013: −27.0% after inflation

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: 11.55 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.26 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc, EIA utility 18976, year by year among Texas utilities

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Texas median SAIDI
2013	11.45	15.82	97 of 142	–	–	–	–
2014	11.54	15.69	78 of 141	191	2.09	22 of 26	99
2015	11.74	15.94	90 of 138	349	3.39	28 of 33	146
2016	11.96	16.04	107 of 144	181	2.00	27 of 37	131
2017	12.04	15.82	113 of 149	219	2.33	29 of 38	112
2018	11.48	14.72	100 of 150	130	1.77	24 of 39	99
2019	11.12	14.00	97 of 180	151	1.60	25 of 40	107
2020	11.23	13.98	81 of 137	140	2.26	27 of 41	99
2021	11.24	13.35	62 of 139	211	2.31	27 of 39	148
2022	14.14	15.55	92 of 136	210	2.50	30 of 42	108
2023	11.15	11.79	23 of 132	189	2.35	28 of 43	136
2024	11.26	11.55	22 of 134	267	2.46	34 of 43	132

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc, EIA utility 18976: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Texas real prices.

What kind of utility is Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc?

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In Texas, cooperatives serve 20% of residential customers at an average 12.7 cents per kWh, 5% below investor-owned utilities in Texas. Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc itself averaged 11.3 cents, 1.5 cents below its type in Texas.

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Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 17,865 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 22.7 per 100 accounts (Texas: 23.6; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc customer was without power 267 minutes without major events and 1042 with them. That is 34th fewest of 43 Texas utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Texas utility reported 132 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 78,319 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Texas reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts: 88,3050.6% of Texas total
Residential accounts: 79,9540.6% of Texas homes
Commercial accounts: 8,3419.4% of the base
Residential rate: 11.26 ¢/kWh9th place of 71, -24.6% against the state
Commercial rate: 10.97 ¢/kWh45th place of 99, +28.3% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 267.3 minbetter than 13% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 2.462.42x the median
SAIDI with major events: 1042.0 min74.3% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 14.4 MW1,764 installations
Counties served: 6all in Texas
Average residential use: 15,218 kWh/yr1,268 a month
Implied monthly bill: $143-$66 on the U.S. rate, 1,268 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: -4.1%11.74 to 11.26 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -23%349 min in 2015, 267 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Texas ¢/kWh
Residential	79,954	11.26	-3.68
Commercial	8,341	10.97	+2.42

Year by year, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc

Year	Home accounts, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	60,874	11.74	11.16	0.95	349	3.39
2016	61,880	11.96	11.51	0.96	181	2.00
2017	63,006	12.04	11.45	0.95	219	2.33
2018	65,136	11.48	11.13	0.97	130	1.77
2019	65,815	11.12	10.77	0.97	151	1.60
2020	67,641	11.23	10.69	0.95	140	2.26
2021	71,954	11.24	11.12	0.99	211	2.31
2022	75,267	14.14	14.07	1.00	210	2.50
2023	77,315	11.15	10.88	0.97	189	2.35
2024	79,954	11.26	10.97	0.97	267	2.46

Peers of Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc in Texas, 9th place of 71 on home price

Utility near Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc on price	SAIDI min, gap to Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Home ¢, gap to Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Gap % to Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Accounts, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc = 1
6. South Plains Electric Coop Inc	No data	-0.91	-8.1%	0.85
7. Nueces Electric Cooperative	-96	-0.57	-5.1%	0.60
8. Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc	-137	-0.23	-2.1%	0.54
9. Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc (this utility)	267	11.26	-	1.00
10. City of Bryan	No data	+0.12	+1.1%	0.78
11. Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc	-150	+0.16	+1.4%	1.51
12. Farmers Electric Coop, Inc	-202	+0.25	+2.3%	1.14

Who buys Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc's electricity

Class at Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Accounts	Of Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc accounts	Of Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc MWh sold	kWh a year per Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc account
Residential	79,954	90.5%	79.2%	15,218
Commercial	8,341	9.4%	14.2%	26,201
Industrial and other	10	0.01%	6.5%	10,053,900

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc among Texas cooperatives

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Home ¢, gap to Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Accounts, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc = 1
1. Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc (TX)	-137	-0.23	0.54
2. Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc (TX, this utility)	267	11.26	1.00
3. Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc (TX)	-150	+0.16	1.51
4. Farmers Electric Coop, Inc (TX)	-202	+0.25	1.14
5. Medina Electric Coop, Inc (TX)	-32	+0.84	0.43
6. Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc (TX)	-210	+0.96	5.18

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	Texas context	Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc detail
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc home meters on AMI	99.9%	Texas 95.1%	78,231 of 78,319 meters
Homes with daily digital access	78,231	Texas figure not published	98% of the 79,954 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc homes	Not on file	14 of 39 Texas utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc
Net-metered installations	1,764	99% residential	21.9 homes per 1,000 accounts, 8.2 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc

kWh	Share of a 1,268 kWh month	Cost a month at 11.26 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	20%	$28.15	-$13.05	$338
500	39%	$56.30	-$26.10	$676
750	59%	$84.44	-$39.16	$1,013
1,000	79%	$112.59	-$52.21	$1,351
1,500	118%	$168.89	-$78.31	$2,027
2,000	158%	$225.19	-$104.41	$2,702

Outage record, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc

Measure, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	267.3	1042.0	4.46 h
SAIFI interruptions	2.455	3.910	0.41 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	108.9	266.5	1.81 h

Territory of Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc

6 Texas counties, region not reported:

Texas other states: 6 of 6 counties of Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc drawn

Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: 6 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Anderson
Dallas
Henderson
Hunt
Kaufman
Van Zandt

Questions on Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc

How many customers does Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc serve in Texas?

88,305 accounts in 2024: residential 79,954, commercial 8,341, industrial 10.

What is the average residential rate of Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc?

In 2024 homes paid 11.26 cents; against the Texas average that is -24.6%.

How reliable is Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 267.3 min and SAIFI 2.46 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 2.69, CAIDI 109 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc grid?

1,764 installations with 14.4 MW, of which residential installations number 1,748.

What is the monthly bill at Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc for average use?

1,268 kWh at 11.26 cents comes to about $143, energy only.

How does Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc rank on price within Texas?

Rank 9 of 71 in Texas on price, -24.6% against the state average; 8 charge less than 11.26 ¢.

What share of Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc sales do homes buy?

Homes take 79.2% of 1,535,799 MWh, commercial accounts 14.2%, industrial and other 6.5%; the 8,341 commercial accounts use 26,201 kWh each, 1.7 times a home.

At Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

78,231 of 78,319 home meters are AMI, 99.9%. Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc reports no home time-of-use rate; 14 of 39 Texas filers do.

Has Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc moved up the Texas price list since 2015?

36th cheapest of 54 in 2015, 9th of 71 in 2024; its price rose -4.1% while Texas rose 29.2%.

Where does Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc stand among 13 peers?

Place 2 of 14 on home price at 11.26 ¢ (Texas cooperatives); median 12.40 ¢, cheapest member 11.03 ¢.

Did Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc cut or raise its 2025 home price?

12.24 cents per kWh, +8.8% on the 11.26 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc at 11.26 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

City of EdmondOklahoma, 11.22 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ below
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.Arizona, 11.20 ¢/kWh, 0.06 ¢ below
Otter Tail Power CoMinnesota, 11.33 ¢/kWh, 0.07 ¢ above
City of BryanTexas, 11.38 ¢/kWh, 0.12 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

1 home plan record, energy charges: 10.5 ¢/kWh.

No time-of-use, tiered or demand-charge plan flagged.

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

Primary sources for Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: rates, outages and net metering

EIA-861 annual report entry for Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: rates, outages and net metering, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: rates, outages and net metering, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc: rates, outages and net metering, the state price average