by PElliott | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
After 28 years of service with San Isabel Electric Association, Anthony Ortega — Line Foreman for the Trinidad linecrew — retired in August. The Trinidad linecrew has long been the closest of San Isabel Electric’s three line teams; coworkers credit Ortega for...
by PElliott | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
San Isabel Electric is a not-for-profit cooperative electric utility, meaning we operate at cost. We allocate any excess money that wasn’t used for running the business or investing for the future back to you. We call that unused money “capital credit.” We track how...
by PElliott | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Trevor Vigil Brad Atchison and Nicole Copel have been San Isabel Electric Association member-owners for 20 years, but it was not until a year ago that they felt like members. After seeing San Isabel Electric’s electrification of the La Veta Public Library — where...
by PElliott | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
I am going to get straight to the point: The energy gap is real and it’s not going to close by itself. Colorado’s declared target of reaching 100% clean energy generation by 2040 is a lofty goal. But what is the cost and reality of achieving it? What are the...
by PElliott | Jul 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
The largest maintenance costs for San Isabel Electric Association are related to the weather and vegetation. Vegetation management is the largest controllable maintenance cost. Given that about one third of SIEA’s territory is considered forested, managing this...
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