NOTICE OF CHANGE IN THE RATE TARIFFS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS OF UNITED POWER, INC.
Date of Notice: Nov. 9, 2026
United Power Inc.’s elected board of directors (Board) has approved changes to United Power’s rate tariff schedules for energy usage, including increases to energy, demand, and fixed charges, to become effective on or after Jan. 1, 2027, as described on each applicable rate tariff posted on www.unitedpower.com. The Board also approved retirement of the Irrigation Rate class (IRR2) and the moving of those members to the most economically effective class based upon 2025 and 2026 usage data. Additionally, the Board approved adoption of a new Interconnection Tariff, repeal of an outdated Interconnection Service Rule, and updates to the Net Metering Tariff (Schedule NM). Further, the Board approved substantive changes to the Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) Tariff to clarify its usage, calculation of the deviations to cost of power, and time frames for distribution/collection of the calculated adjustments. These adjustments are needed for all rate classes due to increases in wholesale power and transmission costs and the Board’s goal to reduce cross-class revenue variances. The changes are necessary to keep United Power in compliance with its indenture, purchase agreements, and financial goals, and to align with increased market and operational costs.
| Rate Class | Average Monthly Bill Increase |
| Residential (R1) | 4.11% |
| Residential Time of Use (RTD1) | 4.54% |
| Residential Time of Use Demand (RDP1) | 5.03% |
| Smart Choice Residential (RD1) | 4.90% |
| Small Commercial (C1) | 4.17% |
| Small Commercial Time of Use (CTD1) | 8.56% |
| Large Commercial (ISD1) | 0.18% |
| Large Commercial Coincidental Peak (CPS1) | 0.54% |
| Small Industrial (SIP1) | 5.09% |
| Large Industrial (IPD1) | 0.24% |
| Large Industrial Coincidental Peak (CPP1) | 0.46% |
| Industrial (ITD1) | 0.29% |
| Industrial (ITD2) | 0.03% |
| Industrial (ITD3) | 0.35% |
| Industrial (ITD4) | 0.58% |
| Non-Meter Street Lighting Service | 0.49% |
| Shared Street Light Service | 0.52% |
| Municipal Owned Lighting Service (MOL) | N/A |
The Board has also approved recommendations to update the Rules and Regulations which will be effective Jan. 1, 2027, to:
- Include new and expanded definitions for terms used in the delivery of energy services;
- Provide clarity on applications for service requirements;
- Provide clarity for payment responsibilities, deposit and payment protections, payment arrangements and assistance commitments, line-extension deposits and cost reconciliation;
- Provide clarity for procedures for disconnection and access to facilities and equipment;
- Provide clarity on facilities ownership and member-performed construction;
- Provide clarifications on record retention and confidentiality; and
- Provide more guidance on complaint and hearing procedures.
The present and proposed tariff provisions and Rules and Regulations are available for examination at the Coal Creek branch office, located at 5 Gross Dam Road, Golden, CO; the headquarters office located at 500 Cooperative Way, Brighton, CO; the Carbon Valley branch office at 9586 E. I-25 Frontage Road, Longmont, CO; and on the cooperative’s website at www.unitedpower.com.
Anyone who desires to comment about the proposed changes may submit comments with United Power at 500 Cooperative Way, Brighton, CO 80603 at least 10 days before the proposed effective date. Anyone who desires to file a complaint about the proposed changes shall submit that complaint in writing and shall include such facts and other information to adequately state the reason(s) for the complaint as required by United Power’s Rules and Regulations, accessible online at www.unitedpower.com/bylaws-rates-tariffs.
UNITED POWER, INC.
By: Mark A. Gabriel, President and Chief Executive Officer