Work continues on SDCEA’s vegetation management project near the Cotopaxi and Howard areas. Later this summer, the project will shift to the Twin...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association looks forward to partnering with our regional communities to aid in the recovery effort from the impacts of...
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION: Due to current public health restrictions and the uncertainty surrounding future public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sangre de...
The Skystream 3.7 mini-turbine windmill, which was located near the entrance of Sangre de Cristo Electric Association’s headquarters in Buena Vista for 13...
Are you interested in how your electric cooperative is governed? Do you have leadership qualities and want to make a difference? Consider running...
Salida High School students Hannah Rhude and Daniel Richardson, and Cotopaxi Consolidated Schools student Jonah Bertolino will represent their respective schools, communities and...
Soon there will be signs of spring in central Colorado, and your thoughts may be turning to outside projects. Sangre de Cristo Electric...
We understand our consumers value trees and vegetation around their properties, as does SDCEA. Vegetation is an important part of the natural beauty...
ANNUAL MEETING The Sangre de Cristo Electric Association Board of Directors set June 9, 2020, for the cooperative’s 80th annual meeting at Mt....
GENERAL INFORMATION SANGRE DE CRISTO ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. A private, local, independent electric service supplier Approximately 13,000 consumers mutually- own this rural electric...
SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHING In 2020, Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc. will award one four-year scholarship at $2,000 per year (which is available...
APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., is now accepting applications for the 2020 Washington D.C. Youth Tour. Current high school...
Sangre de Cristo Electric plans to increase its vegetation management efforts in 2020 to clear trees and overgrown vegetation along company rights-of-way. Due...
SDCEA is bound by state statute (HB 10-1098) and SDCEA bylaws to publish certain information in ways that are accessible to its full...
Hosted by SDCEA in Buena Vista, the Colorado Rural Electric Accountants Association meeting September 9–11 focused on current trends and practices of accounting...
Your electric bill is based on the amount of power you use each month. During colder winter months, Sangre de Cristo Electric consumers...
Sangre de Cristo has a new program to manage your account – prepay. Prepay allows consumers to purchase electricity on a pay-as-you-go basis,...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association recently named Bryon Stilley its new chief operations officer. As COO, Stilley will lead the oversight of all...
SDCEA Accounting Lead Sarah Crites was recently honored with an appointment to serve on an advisory group that plans the national Tax, Finance...
Longtime employee Pat Bernhardt retired from Sangre de Cristo Electric Association at the end of the summer. Pat rose through the ranks at...
By Paul Erickson, Chief Executive Officer Electric cooperative managers from the four-state region served by Tri-State Generation and Transmission met in July at...
My cat (or another animal) is stuck high on a power pole. Now what? Never, ever attempt to climb the pole to reach...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association consumers interested in cutting their power bill by installing solar panels, please call our office first. We want...
The 2020 Electric Cooperative Washington D.C. Youth Tour is scheduled for June 18-25, 2020. Current high school sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible...
Have you ever wondered why a bird can sit on a live wire or what you should do if a power line is...
We have some exciting news. Sangre de Cristo Electric Association wants to help you support charitable organizations. If you are a member of...
More than $500,000 went to rural young people who brought championship livestock to the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo in August. The annual...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., has money for the people listed below. As an electric cooperative, SDCEA belongs to the people we...
In order for electricity to be available at a home or business when a consumer wants to flip a switch or turn on...
The Trout Creek Solar plant was celebrated in a wire-cutting (ribbon-cutting) ceremony July 12. SDCEA and its partners in the project gathered to...
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Sangre de Cristo Electric held its 79th Annual Meeting June 20 in Westcliffe at Cliff Lanes. Featured speakers at the meeting included Ellen...
By Paul Erickson, CEO Earlier this summer, a major milestone was marked by Sangre de Cristo Electric Assn., Inc.: a celebration of the...
Stories of unforeseen encounters with mammoth mammals By Dennis Smith | Outdoors@coloradocountrylife.org If you knock around the Colorado boonies long enough, you’re bound to...
Oklahoma and Colorado electric cooperatives to bring first-time electricity to isolated village in Guatemala By Anna Politano Oklahoma Living Magazine Editor Sitting at 2,700...
By Pat Keegan and Brad Thiessen We love our pets and we love saving energy. This month, we’re answering some common energy efficiency...
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Overhead power lines carry thousands of volts of electricity. If a line is down, always assume it is energized and dangerous, even if...
A change of perspective on the sweet staple
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., awarded 16 scholarships to students in central Colorado this spring. Cotopaxi High School recipients included Abigail McNeal,...
Take an art-themed trip through Colorado’s Western slope By Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer Wine festivals, art gallery openings, farmers markets, rodeos, film festivals, studio tours...
Jenny Nall became Sangre de Cristo Electric Association’s new customer service representative in April. “It is nice being part of a cooperative and...
Exploring the artistic side
Buena Vista area drivers now have access to the most modern electric vehicle charging station available. Through a $39,000 grant awarded from the...
Add vibrancy to your garden with annuals By Vicki Spencer Master Gardener | gardening@coloradocountrylife.org It wasn’t long ago that our early season perennials,...
D-Day commemorations, Father’s Day brings back pleasant memories
State Science Fair finalists invited to attend Colorado Rural Electric Association’s Energy Innovations Summit
A familiar face to most people who have walked through Sangre de Cristo Electric Association’s doors in the last decade, Jayme Greenfield retired...
By Pat Keegan and Brad Thiessen Every new piece of technology seems to come with a lot of promise, doesn’t it? Then we...
Colorado’s electric cooperatives will be reducing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from their power supplies to meet new requirements stemming from Colorado’s...
Use downtime now to prepare meals for future fast-paced days By Amy Higgins | RECIPES@COLORADOCOUNTRYLIFE.ORG “Be prepared.” Yes, this is the scout motto,...
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Colorado’s electric cooperatives are raising money for water filters for Guatemalan families. When the Colorado-Oklahoma international team heads to Sillab, Guatemala, in August...
Freemont County Geoffrey Gerk Incumbent Resident of western Fremont County since 1982. Sangre de Cristo Electric Association board member since August 2017. Completed...
By Kent Singer Executive Director Shortly after I graduated from law school in 1984, I moved to Denver and began my legal career...
By Joe Redetzke Board President and Paul Erickson CEO In 2018, Sangre de Cristo Electric Association experienced growth in the number of services provided to consumers...
By Mona Neeley Editor It’s June. Do you have weekend getaways and summer vacations planned? Since we live in Colorado, we don’t have to...
By Paul Erickson, CEO Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc. will hold its annual meeting beginning at 10 a.m. June 20 at Cliff...
See You in June! Thursday, June 20, 2019 Cliff Lanes 25 Main Street Westcliffe 9 A.M. Registration 10 A.M. Meeting Convenes
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., awarded 17 scholarships to students in central Colorado this spring. High school, college and trade school students...
Q&A With Dan Daly, Director-at-Large Area you represent on the board: Director-at-Large, representing all of our nearly 13,000 members. Hometown? I grew up...
4-Year Scholarship, $2,000 a Year $1,000 Scholarships Sponsored Jointly by Tri-State and SDCEA $1,000 Scholarship Sponsored by Basin Electric 1-Year $2,000 Scholarship
By Paul Wesslund Utility poles are packed with electrical devices, so it’s best to stay away from them. You should never nail posters...
SDCEA welcomes Joel Garza, who moved to the area from Blackwell, Oklahoma, where he worked for Kay Electric Cooperative. Joel accepted the staking...
Job Description: I fulfill an at-large director’s position, representing the entire five-county service territory of SDCEA. Hometown? I am originally from Clafin, Kansas,...
Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High School students Justin and Victoria Robitaille and Buena Vista High School students Megan Armstrong, Rylie Flavin and Isabella Warholoski will...
Area teachers! Here’s a great opportunity. If you are a K-12 teacher who lives or teaches in our service area, we can bring...
See You in June! Thursday, June 20, 2019 Cliff Lanes 25 Main Street Westcliffe 9 A.M. Registration 10 A.M. Meeting Convenes
Are you interested in the governance of your electric cooperative? Do you have business skills and leadership qualities and want to make a...
Name and Title: Ruth Teipel, Customer Service Representative II. Job description: Answer customer service and billing questions, process ACH payments, monthly billing, past...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association Inc., announced today the 2 MW (megawatt) Trout Creek Solar facility began commercial operation January 31. The project...
As you add a fuzzy hat, scarf and gloves to your wardrobe to help keep you warm this winter, remember your home needs...
Lucas Montgomery joined Sangre de Cristo Electric Association January 1 as an apprentice lineman based in Westcliffe. Lucas attended school in Dodge City,...
If you changed your phone number or email address since taking service with Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, please update your information with...
Steve Eggleston, staking technician III, retired from Sangre de Cristo Electric Association at the end of 2018. Steve had a 30-year career at...
Annual Meeting The board of directors of Sangre de Cristo Electric Association set June 20, 2019, for the cooperative’s 79th Annual Meeting. The...
We have some exciting news! Sangre de Cristo Electric Association wants to help you support charitable organizations. If you are a member of...
Job Description: I run the monthly payroll processes, maintain asset and plant accounting records, reconcile bank statements, prepare and post monthly journal entries, manage...
Groundbreaking for the Trout Creek Solar, LLC, project took place last fall. Representatives from project developer juwi, Inc., SDCEA, the Colorado Department of...
By Paul A. Erickson, Chief Executive Officer Many people remember the widespread electric outage on Christmas Day 2016. On that day, a severe...
In 2019, Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc. will award one four-year scholarship at $2,000 per year (which is available to a graduating...
By Abby Berry Tennis shoes. Check. Bottled water. Check. An eagerness to learn and lead. Check, check. If you’re a high school student...
Job description: Audit and close work orders, manage accounts payable, calculate and pay sales and use taxes, provide backup for customer service, support...
Please note: November 2018’s average temperatures were the coldest recorded in the past 14 years. The result to many consumers was a higher...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., will approach 40 percent of its power supply provided by renewable sources when the Trout Creek Solar...
The View Cafe & Gifts The Best Western Vista Inn 733 U.S. Highway 24 N Buena Vista, CO 719-395-3100 • www.bwvistainn.com How long...
Job Description: Everything from making coffee to cleaning toilets, just not at the same time. Hometown? Towns. Willits, California; Washington, D.C.; Myrtle Beach, South...
By Paul Erickson • CEO October is National Co-op Month, which is the perfect time to highlight the many ways electric cooperatives are...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., currently has a vacancy on its Operation RoundUp charitable giving organization board of directors and is seeking...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., has announced that a 36-year site license agreement is in place to proceed with construction of the...
Ryan Doke Named Line Superintendent Ryan Doke was named line superintendent at Sangre de Cristo Electric Association in July. Doke has worked at...
Every day we provide our consumers with safe, reliable, environmentally responsible and affordable power. We can provide this essential service because our power...
Alpine Lumber Company 212 N. Colorado Avenue, Buena Vista, CO 719-395-8601 • alpinelumber.com Alpine Lumber Company is employee-owned and was founded in Englewood...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., has money for the people listed below. As an electric cooperative, SDCEA belongs to the people we...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., is pleased to announce that Chris McGinnis, communications specialist, has earned recognition as a professional communicator in...
In June, Sangre de Cristo implemented fire prevention procedures when restoring power after outages to reduce the risk of wildfire. During fire prevention...
Dana Douty, former Sangre de Cristo Electric Association Line Superintendent, retired from the company in July. “There’s no better job in the valley,”...
Consumers will notice a new look to Sangre de Cristo bills beginning in September. The company that produces SDCEA’s bills upgraded its soft-...
Tracy Linza, administrative assistant III at Sangre de Cristo Electric, earned the prestigious Professional and Human Resources certification, or PHR, in July. To...
SDCEA sponsored five students who attended the 2018 Washington D.C. Youth Tour in June. Three of those students, Delilah Sander, A.J. Smethers and...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association held its annual meeting in Cotopaxi this year on June 20. Featured guest speakers included Mike McInnes, CEO...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc,. announced Vice President Joe Redetzke as the elected president of its board of directors, effective June 27....
You’re aware of those green metal boxes in neighborhood yards, but do you know what they’re for? These boxes contain pad-mounted transformers that...
Responsibilities include: Governance, IT, HR & benefits, communications and metering. Best way to describe my job: “Other duties as assigned.” Hometown? Born and...
SDCEA would like to let you know about a couple of operational items that may affect your power supply during the next few...
By Paul A. Erickson • Chief Executive Officer • info@myelectric.coop In order for electricity to be available at a home or business...
There’s nothing like spending a warm day outside enjoying your favorite sports activity, whether it’s on the golf course, baseball diamond or a...
Earlier this spring, several power poles were replaced by SDCEA crews working in the Cotopaxi and Texas Creek area. Poles used in this...
Lynn Culp, a 40-year employee of Sangre de Cristo Electric, retired June 1. Lynn was the company purchasing agent. He began his career...
The 2017 Sangre de Cristo Electric Association Annual Report Narrative By Board President Don Kaufman and CEO Paul Erickson Sangre de Cristo Electric...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association Annual Report – Finances Comparative Balance Sheet Assets 12/31/16 12/31/17 Total utility plant $62,209,265 $63,466,790 Accumulated provision for...
Part of The 2017 Sangre de Cristo Electric Association Annual Report June 8, 2017 | Buena Vista, Colorado The 77th Annual Meeting of...
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By Paul Erickson, Chief Executive Officer Sangre de Cristo Electric Association’s annual meeting is next month—10 a.m., June 20 at the Cotopaxi Consolidated...
Sangre de Cristo Association’s efforts to bring a utility scale solar project online is an extensive process. Many steps are taken in order...
Committed To Serving The Last Mile Nationwide, co-ops serve an average of 8 consumers per mile of electric line and collect annual revenue...
Want some ways to keep track of your electric usage? Electric meters keep track of the electricity you use in your home. With...
Name and area you represent on the board: Suzanne Kelly (Suzy). I represent Rural Chaffee/Lake Counties. Hometown: I was born in Ft. Dodge,...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association’s efforts to bring a utility-scale solar project online is an extensive process. Many steps are taken in order...
Dependents of Sangre de Cristo Electric Association members recently competed for scholarships provided by SDCEA and in conjunction with power suppliers Tri-State Generation...
Every year we take a day to thank our lineworkers who are dedicated to keeping the lights on in our homes, farms and...
Before picking up your shovel for your next outdoor digging project, take the necessary steps for safety or you just might dig up...
Things we see every day can almost fade from view, but failure to notice high-voltage power lines can be a deadly oversight. Safe...
Job Description: A working foreman is in charge of maintaining lines, construction of lines, and supervising line crew personnel. Hometown: Westcliffe How long...
Name, Title: Mike Allen, Energy Use Advisor Job Description: Help members and key accounts understand their electricity use and ways to be more...
Line Superintendent Dana Douty of Sangre de Cristo Electric Assn., Inc. received an Excellence in Newsletters award from the Colorado Rural Electric Association...
Name: Carrie Morgan, Customer Service Representative III Job Description: Billing, adjustments, problem solving, project, helping members, answering phones, payments Hometown: Clearwater, Florida How long have...
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc. (SDCEA) is pleased to announce the Board of Directors’ approval of juwi, Inc. to construct and operate...
As we start the new year, we thought it would be good to review who we are as your local electric cooperative. Here...
A review of our year through photos to share memories.
SDCEA is currently exploring the feasibility of adding a 2-megawatt solar farm to our power portfolio. Plans include a portion of the project...
SDCEA’s renewable energy is supplied primarily through our wholesale supplier, Tri-State Generation and Transmission, which contracts for hydro, solar and wind-generated power from...
Name: Len Gates, Meter Technician III Job Description: Work with meters, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, rates and net metering Hometown? Del Norte, Colorado How...
As a non-profit cooperative, any margins we earn are allocated back to our members and account holders each year in the form of...
Operation RoundUp gives members of Sangre de Cristo Electric Association an easy way to help out their communities. By agreeing to “round up” their...
Every June, more than 1,600 junior and senior high school students from across the United States embark on a chaperoned week-long, all-expenses-paid trip...
In 2018, Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc. will award one four-year scholarship at $2,000 per year (which is available to a graduating...
Job Description: Supervise line crews in Westcliffe and Buena Vista, take consumer complaints, manage work schedules Hometown? Buena Vista How long have you...
Long-term electric rate stability at a reasonable price is the goal of a breakthrough solar farm project planned near Buena Vista. The feasibility...
Do you know renewable energy comprises a significant portion of our power supply every day? As an electric co-op, Sangre de Cristo purchases...
A variety of academic and post-high school trade school scholarships are sponsored by SDCEA, Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Basin Electric each Spring....
Each year, Sangre de Cristo Electric Association sponsors at least one student’s trip on the Washington, D.C. Youth Tour. This all-expense paid (except...
Colorado Country Life magazine, the magazine of the Colorado Rural Electric Association in which this newsletter appears, receives a number of books each...
Name and Title: Tracy Linza, Administrative Assistant III Job Description: Benefits Administration; HR; basic office management duties; and assist our Board of Directors....
As lead lineman, Matt is in charge of a work crew of two journeymen lineman. He maintains a service truck, does line work...
Howard Eggleston of Fremont County announced his retirement from the Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc. Board of Directors in July. Eggleston began...
The 2016 Achievement of Excellence award for Performance in Safety was awarded to Sangre de Cristo Electric Association by the Colorado Rural Electric...
Geoff Gerk was appointed to the Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc. Board of Directors during their monthly meeting in Buena Vista August...
Going the Distance Community, compassion and a don’t-quit attitude add up to triumph for a runner with unique challenges By Hal Walter It...
