Cooperative · Colorado · EIA 8773
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc
Cooperative · Colorado · 61K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 61 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 61 minutes SAIDI excluding major events across 61K customers.
- 61 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 0.85
- SAIFI 2023
- 61 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 61K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: short interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (≤96 min tercile cut).
What short-outage Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc filings show
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Colorado under EIA identifier 8773. It reports service to approximately 60,779 customer accounts and generated about $0.14 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 22 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc customer experienced 60.5 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). That keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 0.85 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 1 distinct interruption that year. Once major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) are excluded, SAIDI comes down to 60.5 minutes, and the spread against the headline 60.5 indicates how much weather, versus routine infrastructure, drove the outage total.
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. SAIDI has improved from 158.1 to 60.5 minutes over that window, a meaningful direction for prospective customers and regulators watching capital investment outcomes.
Based on this utility's own EIA Form 861 reliability record -- baseline (major-event- excluded) outage duration, total outage duration, and outage frequency -- each benchmarked against every reporting utility nationwide. Not a measure of electricity rates or customer service, which this portal does not track.
61 min/year per customer
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc SAIDI trend
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
61 Among the lowest fewer outage minutes than 79% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more utilities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc charges more per customer than 41% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 82% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less while still being more reliable, the best-value quadrant. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,375/year · Latest SAIDI: 60.5 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 60.5 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 158.1 | 77.7 | 1.557 | 59,015 |
| 2021 | 67.8 | 67.8 | 0.910 | 59,885 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 58.4 | 0.614 | 60,435 |
| 2023 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 0.850 | 61,254 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc serves 22 ZIP codes in Colorado.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc?
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc had a SAIDI of 60.5 minutes in 2023. Excluding major storm impacts, this beats the national average, a sign of above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc?
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc is classified as a Cooperative serving Colorado.
How many customers does Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc serve?
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc serves approximately 60,779 customers in Colorado.
How has Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc's reliability changed over time?
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Colorado
- Customers
- 60,779
- Annual Revenue
- $0.14B
- EIA ID
- 8773
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc. Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.
Similar customer count
Nearest utilities by Form 861 customers (61K here), outside Colorado.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (60.5 here), outside Colorado, excluding the customer-peer set.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form 861 annual electric power industry survey · ZIP service territory: OpenEI. Disclaimer: informational only, not professional advice. See full disclaimer · methodology.