Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 17.05 ¢/kWh for homes, 101 minutes of SAIDI

Roughly 101,718 Colorado accounts belong to Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, classed by EIA as investor owned; the residential count is 89,252. Among the 3 Black Hills utilities listed here it is most expensive for homes, +0.08 ¢ from their median.

Northern Colorado Power Company Substation. Photo by Gribeco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 571 kWh a month a Black Hills Colorado home pays about $97 in energy: 17.05 ¢/kWh, 14.2% above the Colorado average of 14.92 ¢.

Among the 3 Black Hills utilities listed here it is most expensive for homes, +0.08 ¢ from their median.

Black Hills Colorado against its group: Black Hills

Home price place, Black Hills group: 3 of 3+0.08 ¢ from the median of 16.96 ¢

Take the 3 Black Hills utilities listed here, sorted by home price: Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC is the most expensive at 17.05 ¢, while the group median is 16.96 ¢. The cheapest is Black Hills Power, Inc. (SD) at 14.37 ¢, +2.67 ¢ from here; the spread from top to bottom is 2.67 ¢.

On outage minutes it ranks 3 of 3 (1 = fewest), 101 against a group median of 57. It is the largest of them, 101,718 accounts, 1.4 times Black Hills Power, Inc..

How it compares

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC
Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC	17.05 ¢/kWh	12.05 ¢/kWh	$97at 571 kWh	101 minSAIDI
Colorado average against this company, which is 14 of 15 on priceLowest in this table	-2.13 ¢/kWhcompany 14.2% above	-0.34 ¢/kWhcompany 2.9% above	-$12a month at 571 kWh	-25 mincompany 25 above
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc	16.76 ¢/kWhcompany 1.7% above	13.17 ¢/kWhcompany 8.5% below	$962 less than company	234 mincompany 133 below

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Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 2025

Black Hills Colorado: +9.8% on 2024 for homes, Colorado +6.2%.

Black Hills Colorado home price, 2025: 18.71 ¢/kWh+9.8% on 2024, early release
Black Hills Colorado SAIDI, 2025: 95 min-7% on 2024, early release
Black Hills Colorado against Colorado, 2025: +3.5 pointsBlack Hills Colorado +9.8%, Colorado +6.2%, price in Colorado 15.85 ¢

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 18.71 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +9.8% from 17.05 ¢; Colorado as a whole went +6.2%, so Black Hills Colorado ran ahead of it by 3.5 points. Its SAIDI is 95 minutes against 101 in 2024.

Carbon context

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC serves 89,252 homes in Colorado. At 571 kWh a month that is about 281 kg of CO₂, or 3,374 kg a year, at the Colorado plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Colorado generation mix.

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC charts

Residential price since 2015: 17.05 ¢ in 2024

15.69 ¢ in 2015, 17.05 ¢ in 2024 (+8.7%); Colorado 12.12 to 14.92 ¢.

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Black Hills Colorado Electri	Gap to Colorado residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	15.69	+3.57	+3.04
2016	15.74	+3.67	+3.19
2017	16.05	+3.88	+3.16
2018	16.18	+4.03	+3.31
2019	16.38	+4.20	+3.37
2020	16.40	+4.04	+3.25
2021	17.99	+4.92	+4.33
2022	19.39	+5.20	+4.35
2023	17.42	+3.12	+1.42
2024	17.05	+2.13	+0.57

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC SAIDI, 2015-2024

82 min in 2015, 101 in 2024.

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Black Hills Colorado E, no major events
2015	82
2016	77
2017	95
2018	56
2019	74
2020	65
2021	65
2022	87
2023	87
2024	101

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 101.4 min

101.4 min, 1.02x the median reporter, rank 339 of 673.

min

Company, no major events101.4
Company, with major events323.3

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 15.69 ¢ in 2015 to 17.05 ¢ in 2024, a move of +8.7%: Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC lagged its state (+23.1%) by 14.4 points, and -21.6 points against the U.S. Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC's sharpest move came in 2023, -10.2%. The high is 19.39 ¢ (2022) and the low 15.69 ¢ (2015). 2024: -2.1% here, +4.3% for the Colorado average. SAIDI at Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC (major events excluded) rose from 82 minutes in 2015 to 101 in 2024, +24%; worst year 2024 at 101. Against the national median, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC came in lower on SAIDI in 8 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 101 minutes, +2 from the median. 2017: 414 minutes with major events, 95 without, the widest gap of any year. Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC has 13 cheaper and 1 higher-priced Colorado peers among 15 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc, bills 16.76 ¢ (-0.28). Next higher-priced, San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc, bills 17.78 ¢ (+0.74).

The rate is 14.2% above Colorado, while 101 outage minutes (1.02x the median) show no matching reliability edge.

Home accounts at Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC went from 82,917 in 2015 to 89,252 in 2024, +7.6%. Business customers paid 0.71 times the home price in 2024 (12.05 against 17.05 ¢); the ratio was 0.82 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.26 in 2015 to 1.42 in 2024, between 0.87 and 1.72.

Outages and home price of Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC (EIA utility 56146), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 79 minutes in 2013, 101 in 2024, a rise of 28%. Its best year was 2018 (56 min), its worst 2024 (101 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Colorado median of 74 minutes in 2024, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC home paid 17.50 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 21.48 ¢ in 2013, −18.6%; the bill itself went 15.54 ¢ to 17.05 ¢ (+9.7%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $2,578 for the year at the 2013 real price and $2,099 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 33rd cheapest of 37 in 2013, 31st of 35 in 2024 among Colorado utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 101 in 2024

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC at 101 min in 2024 and the Colorado median at 74.

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC home price since 2013: −18.6% after inflation

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 17.50 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 17.05 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, EIA utility 56146, year by year among Colorado utilities

Black Hills Colorado Electric, 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Black Hills Colora	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Black Hills Co	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Black Hills Co	Colorado median SAIDI
2013	15.54	21.48	33 of 37	79	1.37	6 of 9	74
2014	12.63	17.18	21 of 39	96	1.21	9 of 12	83
2015	15.69	21.30	34 of 39	82	1.26	7 of 13	82
2016	15.74	21.12	34 of 39	77	1.11	4 of 13	82
2017	16.05	21.08	34 of 39	95	1.41	9 of 13	84
2018	16.18	20.74	34 of 39	56	0.87	4 of 13	76
2019	16.38	20.63	38 of 47	74	1.31	6 of 13	79
2020	16.40	20.40	31 of 33	65	1.72	4 of 13	89
2021	17.99	21.38	34 of 34	65	1.09	6 of 13	68
2022	19.39	21.33	34 of 34	87	1.31	10 of 15	83
2023	17.42	18.40	34 of 35	87	1.30	11 of 15	67
2024	17.05	17.50	31 of 35	101	1.42	14 of 17	74

Black Hills Colorado Ele, EIA utility 56146: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Colorado real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 101,7183.4% of Colorado total
Residential accounts: 89,2523.5% of Colorado homes
Commercial accounts: 12,41112.2% of the base
Residential rate: 17.05 ¢/kWhplace 14 of 15, +14.2% against the state
Commercial rate: 12.05 ¢/kWhplace 13 of 27, +2.9% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 101.4 minbetter than 50% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.421.40x the median
SAIDI with major events: 323.3 min68.6% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 110.4 MW9,924 installations
Counties served: 7all in Colorado
Average residential use: 6,855 kWh/yr571 a month
Implied monthly bill: $97+$3 on the U.S. rate, 571 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +8.7%15.69 to 17.05 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +24%82 min in 2015, 101 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Colorado ¢/kWh
Residential	89,252	17.05	+2.13
Commercial	12,411	12.05	+0.34

Year by year, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC

Year	Home accounts, Black Hills Colorado E	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	82,917	15.69	12.84	0.82	82	1.26
2016	83,873	15.74	12.52	0.79	77	1.11
2017	84,283	16.05	12.76	0.79	95	1.41
2018	84,990	16.18	11.97	0.74	56	0.87
2019	85,869	16.38	11.26	0.69	74	1.31
2020	86,197	16.40	11.56	0.70	65	1.72
2021	87,250	17.99	12.83	0.71	65	1.09
2022	88,112	19.39	14.44	0.74	87	1.31
2023	88,786	17.42	12.45	0.71	87	1.30
2024	89,252	17.05	12.05	0.71	101	1.42

Peers of Black Hills Colorado in Colorado, place 14 of 15 on home price

Utility near Black Hills Colorado on price	SAIDI min, gap to Black Hills Colorado	Home ¢, gap to Black Hills Colorado	Gap % to Black Hills Colorado	Accounts, Black Hills Colorado = 1
11. United Power, Inc	-25	-1.29	-7.6%	1.12
12. La Plata Electric Assn, Inc	-29	-0.34	-2.0%	0.46
13. Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc	+133	-0.28	-1.7%	0.27
14. Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC (this utility)	101	17.05	-	1.00
15. San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc	No data	+0.74	+4.3%	0.26

Who buys Black Hills Colorado's electricity

Class at Black Hills Colorado	Accounts	Of Black Hills Colorado accounts	Of Black Hills Colorado MWh sold	kWh a year per Black Hills Colorado account
Residential	89,252	87.7%	33.6%	6,855
Commercial	12,411	12.2%	47.1%	69,055
Industrial and other	55	0.05%	19.3%	6,399,473

Black Hills Colorado among Black Hills group

Black Hills Colorado and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Black Hills Colorado	Home ¢, gap to Black Hills Colorado	Accounts, Black Hills Colorado = 1
1. Black Hills Power, Inc. (SD)	-44	-2.67	0.74
2. Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power (WY)	-68	-0.08	0.45
3. Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC (CO, this utility)	101	17.05	1.00

Black Hills Colorado: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Black Hills Colorado	Colorado context	Black Hills Colorado detail
Black Hills Colorado home meters on AMI	100.0%	Colorado 92.5%	89,252 of 89,252 meters
Time-of-use rate for Black Hills Colorado homes	Not on file	18 of 24 Colorado utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Black Hills Colorado
Net-metered installations	9,924	95% residential	105.4 homes per 1,000 accounts, 11.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC

kWh	Share of a 571 kWh month	Cost a month at 17.05 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	44%	$42.61	+$1.41	$511
500	88%	$85.23	+$2.83	$1,023
750	131%	$127.84	+$4.24	$1,534
1,000	175%	$170.46	+$5.66	$2,046
1,500	263%	$255.69	+$8.49	$3,068
2,000	350%	$340.92	+$11.32	$4,091

Outage record, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC

Measure, Black Hills Colorado	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	101.4	323.3	1.69 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.422	2.390	0.70 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	71.3	135.3	1.19 h

Territory of Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC

7 Colorado counties, region WECC:

Colorado other states: 7 of 7 counties of Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC drawn

Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Crowley
Custer
El Paso
Fremont
Otero
Pueblo
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Questions on Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC

How many customers does Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC serve in Colorado?

101,718 accounts in 2024: residential 89,252, commercial 12,411, industrial 55.

What is the average residential rate of Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC?

In 2024 homes paid 17.05 cents; against the Colorado average that is +14.2%.

How reliable is Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 101.4 min and SAIFI 1.42 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.02, CAIDI 71 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC grid?

9,924 installations with 110.4 MW, of which residential installations number 9,409.

What is the monthly bill at Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC for average use?

571 kWh at 17.05 cents comes to about $97, energy only.

How does Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC rank on price within Colorado?

Rank 14 of 15 in Colorado on price, +14.2% against the state average; 13 charge less than 17.05 ¢.

How much of the Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC load is business?

Homes take 33.6% of 1,820,801 MWh, commercial accounts 47.1%, industrial and other 19.3%; the 12,411 commercial accounts use 69,055 kWh each, 10.1 times a home.

Does Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC have smart meters or TOU rates?

89,252 of 89,252 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Black Hills Colorado reports no home time-of-use rate; 18 of 24 Colorado filers do.

Since 2015, has Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC become cheaper than other Colorado utilities?

14th cheapest of 15 in 2015, 14th of 15 in 2024; its price rose 8.7% while Colorado rose 23.1%.

Where does Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC stand among 2 peers?

Place 3 of 3 on home price at 17.05 ¢ (Black Hills group); median 16.96 ¢, cheapest member 14.37 ¢.

Did Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC cut or raise its 2025 home price?

18.71 cents per kWh, +9.8% on the 17.05 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC at 17.05 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Appalachian Power CoVirginia, 17.02 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below
City of AnaheimCalifornia, 17.11 ¢/kWh, 0.06 ¢ above
Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaMinnesota, 16.98 ¢/kWh, 0.07 ¢ below
Cheyenne Light Fuel & PowerWyoming, 16.96 ¢/kWh, 0.09 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

2 home plan records, energy charges: 9.4 to 18.1 ¢/kWh.

Tiered: 1, e.g. Residential Service: RS-1

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 17.05 ¢/kWh for homes, 101 minutes of SAIDI

EIA-861 annual report entry for Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 17.05 ¢/kWh for homes, 101 minutes of SAIDI, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 17.05 ¢/kWh for homes, 101 minutes of SAIDI, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC: 17.05 ¢/kWh for homes, 101 minutes of SAIDI, the state price average