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K.C. Electric Association is a rural electric cooperative organized in 1946 to bring power to the Eastern Colorado plains, including rural areas and towns of Kit Carson, Cheyenne and parts of Lincoln Counties. As a not-for-profit electric cooperative, K.C. Electric is owned by the members that it serves. K.C. Electric's headquarters is located at 422 3rd Ave. in Hugo, Colorado; its operations center is located at 281 Main St. in Stratton, Colorado. Outpost offices are located in Cheyenne Wells and Flagler, Colorado. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Our Mission

To provide our members with safe, reliable service at the lowest cost, while maintaining an environmentally responsible, accountable, and sustainable operation now and in the future.

Upcoming Regular Board Meeting

AGENDA

Tuesday November 25, 2025 - 3:00 P.M.

422 3rd. Avenue, Hugo, CO. 80821

PHONE SCAMS

Consumers Beware!

Scammers have been phoning members in K.C. Electric territory, threatening to disconnect their service if they don't give a credit card for payment. K.C. will never call you in this manner! Be smart and hang up. Call one of our offices and report this!

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Attention Members:

Credit Card Change

Credit Card Payment Policy Update Notice

Dear Valued Member,

We're writing to inform you about updates to our credit card payment acceptance policy at K.C. Electric Association (KCEA).

New Credit Card Payment Eligibility

Effective with September usage billed on October 1, 2025, KCEA will continue to accept credit card payments from:

  • Town Residential
  • Rural Residential
  • Non-Domestic

Important Changes

Members with electric services classified as Small Commercial, Large Commercial, Oil Well Pumping, Large Power, Street Lighting, Wind, and Irrigation will no longer be eligible to make payments by credit card. These members must use alternative payment methods such as cash, checks, electronic checks, or bank drafts.

Why We're Making This Change

These changes help us:

  • Reduce the financial burden of credit card processing fees
  • Minimize financial risk and administrative costs
  • Ensure more efficient use of KCEA’s resources
  • Maintain service integrity across our membership

If you have questions about how this policy affects your account or need assistance with alternative payment methods, please contact our Hugo or Stratton office.

Thank you for your understanding and continued membership with KCEA.

K.C. Electric Association Capital Credit Retirement

K.C. Electric Association Capital Credit Retirement

In October, the K.C. Electric Board of Directors approved a general retirement of over $1.38 million in capital credits to our member-owners, in addition K.C. Electric has retired capital credits in excess of $120,000 to estates in 2025 for a total capital credit retirement of over $1.56 million.  If you were a member-owner of K.C. Electric in 2005 or 2006 you will receive a check in mid to late December.   K.C. Electric was formed in 1946 and has returned over $28 million to our member-owners since we began providing electric service, and over the past five years has retired in excess of $7.8 million in capital credits.

As a cooperative, K.C. Electric operates as an at-cost consumer-owned organization, and any margins are credited to cooperative members each year based on how much electricity they purchase.  These funds are called capital credits and are used to help meet the expenses of the cooperative such as new equipment to serve members and pay debt.  Capital credits help keep rates at an affordable level by reducing the amount of funds that must be borrowed to grow and maintain our electric system.

Paying capital credits to our members is one of the many benefits that make electric cooperatives unique and differentiates us from investor-owned and municipal utilities. 

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