San Isabel Electric’s Lead Engineering Technician Tim Gordon is hanging up his surveying tools and heading to the East Coast to begin a well-earned retirement. Engineering technicians play a critical role at electric utilities. They work closely with new and current...

A recent streetlight upgrade is making Aguilar safer, brighter, and more energy efficient. San Isabel Electric and Basin Electric Power Cooperative donated $6,000 in funding to upgrade streetlights on the main road through town. The town also received a $1,170 rebate...

Written in collaboration with Tri-State Generation & Transmission   Fire seasons are growing longer and more intense across the West. To help face these mounting challenges, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association partnered with San Isabel Electric...

Why Liability reform matters Wildfires are a persistent, growing threat in our region. We have seen firsthand the devastation they bring, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with our members during the Spring Creek and Oak Ridge fires and helping rebuild in the aftermath....

During colder months, many of us plug in more small appliances and tools for baking, cleaning, and heating cold, drafty rooms. Sometimes these tools require the use of a power strip or an extension cord. You should never use an extension cord or power strip with a...

Tools to help you stay on top of your energy use INTRODUCING THE NEW OFF-PEAK PLUS RATE! OFF-PEAK = HALF-PRICE POWER The new Off-Peak Plus rate offers nearly half-price electricity during off-peak hours when demand on the grid is the lowest. How it works: Time-of-Day...

A 2 a.m. phone call almost always means bad news. For San Isabel Electric lineworkers Eric Guadagnoli, Tim Paulson, and Matt Zagar it means there’s a power outage, medical emergency, or, a fire is raging, and it’s time for them to move. All three men balance full-time...

A Colorado Department of Transportation employee nearly lost his life when the crane on a mechanic truck contacted overhead powerlines while working on a snowplow after a winter storm last year. It was a split-second mistake with lifelong consequences. After the...

This summer, in the 100 block of 5th St. in downtown Walsenburg, a very determined fuchsia petunia seed rooted itself in the crack of a sidewalk. Though it was shaded by a nearby planter box, the chances of it sprouting, amounting to much, or succeeding were minimal;...

After years of gathering in a near windowless building, local seniors now enjoy natural light and energy-efficient comfort at the brand-new South Central Council of Governments Elder Center, coincidentally located at 211 Elder Street in Walsenburg. The new center...