Providing our members with safe, reliable, affordable electricity with a service-first mindset is the foundation of everything we do at San Isabel Electric. As we reflect on another year of serving you, the members of San Isabel Electric, we want to express our gratitude to the people who make it all possible: our employees, our Board of Directors and most importantly, you, our member-owners.
The SIEA board and employees live and work in southern Colorado. We are deeply integrated into the fabric of our communities — our children play with your children, we worship together, and we see each other at the grocery store. Our primary role is being friends, family, and neighbors; our service-oriented role as your electric co-op comes second.
Whether it is helping someone evacuate their family, giving someone a hug, or rebuilding poles to get their electricity back on, we prioritize the well-being of our member-owners and employees first. This is the co-op difference, which influences every decision we make.
We’ve spent the last several years hardening and protecting our electric grid. This ensures you, your family, your property, and your community stays safe in the event of severe weather or a disaster.
We’ve replaced poles, hardware, wires, and underground cable. New advanced devices such as fuses and electronic reclosers have been installed. Line patrols and remote sensing technologies help guide our line clearance tree trimming work to address vegetation most likely to cause danger.
When severe weather hits, our crews and support staff are ready to restore power safely and efficiently. We often collaborate with local fire departments and emergency managers in assessing hazards and risks before a crisis happens. While public-power shutoffs are not part of our wildfire mitigation and grid management plan, in some cases emergency managers may request shutting off power proactively to allow first responders to safely address a disaster without the presence of live power lines. If shutting off power becomes necessary, we communicate with you directly and as soon as possible to keep you informed and prepared for the outage.
As a member of San Isabel Electric, you have access to more than just electricity. Years ago, we started selling, financing, and installing energy-efficiency upgrade products because we know how hard it can be in rural areas to even get a bid for a new water heater, HVAC system, or to improve your home’s airflow. Our Energy Services team provides free home and business assessments to help you through the process of making the upgrades you need to make your home or business more comfortable, on your budget. We even offer low-interest financing right on your electric bill for many of these upgrades.
San Isabel Electric is a not-for-profit electric cooperative. Any excess revenue we bring in goes back to you. If something isn’t working right, call us. We want to fix it. If you have a question about your account, our Member Service Representatives are a phone call away and eager to help.
Thank you for entrusting us with the privilege and responsibility of meeting your electric service needs, and for including us as part of such wonderful communities. We hope to see you at the SIEA Annual Meeting on September 20 at 10 a.m. at Walsenburg Jr. /Sr. High School. We plan to honor our United States military veterans, their families, and first responders, thanking them for their dedication and sacrifices that keep us safe and preserve our freedom.
