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Colorado Country Life
Keep up with San Isabel Electric news by reading the monthly edition of Colorado Country Life magazine, published by the Colorado Rural Electric Association, Inc. This colorful and engaging magazine keeps you in the know about energy industry news, feature stories, gardening tips, recipes and so much more.
As a Member of San Isabel Electric Association, Inc. you receive a complimentary copy of Colorado Country Life delivered to your mailbox each month.
PRESS RELEASES
Shut Offs are Not Part of San Isabel Electric’s Fire Mitigation Strategy
Many large utilities are under scrutiny for de-energizing lines during high fire danger periods — typically during stage three fire restrictions or red flag days. These periods span almost the entire spring through fall season in southern Colorado. San Isabel Electric...
County fair exhibitors seeking support ahead of Showcase Sale
Pueblo County 4-H and FFA members are preparing their animals for the agriculture industry’s Super Bowl, the annual Showcase Sale. Many of these kids have raised their animals since birth, feeding them, grooming them, providing medicine to keep them healthy, in near...
Changing Faces at SIEA
This July, two more SIEA employees will be walking through the door to retirement: Royce Anderson and Eddie Smith. Anderson is our Safety and Compliance Manager, and Smith is our Assistant Line Superintendent. Their jobs, accomplishments, and personalities are quite...
Adapting to Retirement: A New Chapter for a Champion of Safety
Royce Anderson, San Isabel Electric’s Safety and Compliance Manager, is retiring this July after nine and a half years of dedicated service to the co-op. His career has significantly and positively impacted the company's members by reducing outages, maintaining low...
Eddie Smith Retires After 28 Years With SIEA
“If there’s anything we can do as a company, please let us know, we’re here to help.” If you’ve ever worked with San Isabel Electric Assistant Line Superintendent Eddie Smith, you have heard him say that phrase countless times. And he means it, too. The phrase...
Colorado Mandates Utility Transparency with New Energy Capacity Reporting Law
In 2023, the Colorado legislature passed a bill with the goal of ensuring the reliability and transparency of the state's energy supply by mandating utilities to report their generation capacity. This legislation addresses growing concerns about energy security and...
Truck driving school announces Walsenburg location after SIEA gifts land
Springs Truck Driving School is set to open a new location in Walsenburg, facilitated by a land donation from San Isabel Electric Association. "This opportunity for economic growth wouldn't be possible without the generous land gift from SIEA," said Carlton Croft,...
SIEA Wishes Shauna Vucetich a Happy Retirement
As of June 2024, Shauna Vucetich wrapped up her twelve year career at San Isabel Electric. Her SIEA family knows her for her wonderful laugh, love of animals, and incredible attention to detail. For most of her tenure at SIEA, Shauna worked as a Member Service...
Partnership with Primero School District results in new grid resiliency pilot program
In today's electric-powered world, energy innovation is taking center stage. For electric cooperatives like San Isabel Electric Association, we have a “good” problem to solve. First of all, SIEA is a not-for-profit distribution cooperative. That means we buy...
A feast for the eyes: local potters commissioned to create SIEA annual meeting bowls
As the anticipation builds for San Isabel Electric Association’s upcoming annual meeting, we are thrilled to announce a continuation of our tradition of supporting local artisans. Following last year’s success of including a handcrafted mug in our annual meeting...
MEDIA CONTACT
Paris Daugherty, Communications Manager
719-647-6230
Paris.Daugherty@siea.com
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