City of Colorado Springs: rates, outages and net metering

In Colorado, City of Colorado Springs bills 260,682 accounts, 83.2% residential, as an municipal utility. Its SAIDI of 45 minutes is 0.45 times the national median reporter (99).

At 619 kWh a month a City of Colorado Springs home pays about $90 in energy: 14.45 ¢/kWh, 3.1% below the Colorado average of 14.92 ¢.

Its SAIDI of 45 minutes is 0.45 times the national median reporter (99).

City of Colorado Springs: outage minutes

SAIDI against national median: 0.45x45 minutes against 99

Reliability is the sharpest contrast for City of Colorado Springs: 45 minutes a year without power per customer, 0.45 times the national median of 99. Among 14 Colorado utilities that report SAIDI it ranks 5 (1 = fewest minutes); the Colorado median is 77.

SAIFI adds the frequency view: 0.81 interruptions a customer a year, 0.80 times the national median (1.01), with 55 minutes per interruption.

How it compares

City of Colorado Springs
City of Colorado Springs, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
City of Colorado Springs	14.45 ¢/kWh	9.56 ¢/kWh	$90at 619 kWh	45 minSAIDI
Colorado average against this company, which is 6 of 15 on price	+0.47 ¢/kWhcompany 3.1% below	+2.15 ¢/kWhcompany 18.3% below	+$3a month at 619 kWh	+32 mincompany 32 below
City of LovelandLowest in this table	14.40 ¢/kWhcompany 0.3% above	14.22 ¢/kWhcompany 32.7% below	$890 less than company	19 mincompany 26 above

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City of Colorado Springs: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for City of Colorado Springs; 2024 stays the latest year.

City of Colorado Springs 2024 against Colorado 2025: -1.40 ¢14.45 ¢ for City of Colorado Springs in 2024, 15.85 ¢ for Colorado in 2025

City of Colorado Springs has no 2025 early-release row; for its 216,771 home accounts the latest year is 2024, at 14.45 ¢/kWh and 45 SAIDI minutes.

Carbon context

City of Colorado Springs serves 216,771 homes in Colorado. At 619 kWh a month that is about 305 kg of CO₂, or 3,658 kg a year, at the Colorado plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Colorado generation mix.

City of Colorado Springs charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.45 ¢ in 2024

12.33 ¢ in 2015, 14.45 ¢ in 2024 (+17.2%); Colorado 12.12 to 14.92 ¢.

City of Colorado Springs residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	City of Colorado Springs	Gap to Colorado residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	12.33	+0.21	-0.32
2016	12.03	-0.04	-0.52
2017	12.42	+0.25	-0.47
2018	12.77	+0.62	-0.10
2019	12.81	+0.63	-0.20
2020	12.25	-0.11	-0.90
2021	13.33	+0.26	-0.33
2022	15.10	+0.91	+0.06
2023	13.80	-0.50	-2.20
2024	14.45	-0.47	-2.03

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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City of Colorado Springs SAIDI, 2015-2024

38 min in 2015, 45 in 2024.

City of Colorado Springs SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	City of Colorado Sprin, no major events
2015	38
2016	44
2017	48
2018	43
2019	41
2020	54
2021	50
2022	36
2023	46
2024	45

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 44.8 min

44.8 min, 0.45x the median reporter, rank 144 of 673.

min

Company, no major events44.8
Company, with major events62.7

City of Colorado Springs, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 12.33 ¢ in 2015 to 14.45 ¢ in 2024, a move of +17.2%: City of Colorado Springs lagged its state (+23.1%) by 5.9 points, and -13.1 points against the U.S. City of Colorado Springs's sharpest move came in 2022, +13.3%. The high is 15.10 ¢ (2022) and the low 12.03 ¢ (2016). 2024: +4.7% here, +4.3% for the Colorado average. SAIDI at City of Colorado Springs (major events excluded) rose from 38 minutes in 2015 to 45 in 2024, +19%; worst year 2020 at 54. At 45 minutes in 2024, City of Colorado Springs sat -55 from the national SAIDI median, with 10 of 10 years below it. 2021: 231 minutes with major events, 50 without, the widest gap of any year. City of Colorado Springs has 5 cheaper and 9 higher-priced Colorado peers among 15 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Loveland, bills 14.40 ¢ (-0.05). Next higher-priced, Delta Montrose Electric Assn, bills 14.97 ¢ (+0.52).

The data favor customers here: bills run 3.1% under the Colorado norm, and 45 outage minutes sit 55% under the national median.

Home accounts at City of Colorado Springs went from 188,988 in 2015 to 216,771 in 2024, +14.7%. Business customers paid 0.66 times the home price in 2024 (9.56 against 14.45 ¢); the ratio was 0.65 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.56 in 2015 to 0.81 in 2024, between 0.56 and 0.93.

Outages and home price of City of Colorado Springs (EIA utility 3989), 2013 to 2024

City of Colorado Springs outage time held near 44 to 45 minutes a customer from 2014 to 2024 (+3%). The low came in 2022 at 36, the high in 2020 at 54; 11 years were filed. The Colorado median in 2024 was 74 minutes, so City of Colorado Springs ran below it.

Home rates at City of Colorado Springs went from 11.19 ¢ in 2013 to 14.45 ¢ in 2024 (+29.1%), which is 15.47 ¢ to 14.83 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−4.1%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,856 in 2013 and $1,780 in 2024. Of 35 Colorado utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, City of Colorado Springs stood 15th cheapest (12th of 37 in 2013).

City of Colorado Springs outage minutes a customer, 2014 to 2024: 45 in 2024

City of Colorado Springs at 45 min in 2024 and the Colorado median at 74.

City of Colorado Springs home price since 2013: −4.1% after inflation

City of Colorado Springs: 14.83 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.45 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

City of Colorado Springs, EIA utility 3989, year by year among Colorado utilities

City of Colorado Springs 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, City of Colorado S	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, City of Colora	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, City of Colora	Colorado median SAIDI
2013	11.19	15.47	12 of 37	–	–	–	–
2014	12.02	16.34	17 of 39	44	0.73	3 of 12	83
2015	12.33	16.75	17 of 39	38	0.56	1 of 13	82
2016	12.03	16.14	16 of 39	44	0.68	1 of 13	82
2017	12.42	16.32	16 of 39	48	0.66	2 of 13	84
2018	12.77	16.37	16 of 39	43	0.71	2 of 13	76
2019	12.81	16.13	17 of 47	41	0.74	3 of 13	79
2020	12.25	15.23	12 of 33	54	0.93	3 of 13	89
2021	13.33	15.84	16 of 34	50	0.81	2 of 13	68
2022	15.10	16.62	25 of 34	36	0.56	3 of 15	83
2023	13.80	14.58	16 of 35	46	0.64	4 of 15	67
2024	14.45	14.83	15 of 35	45	0.81	6 of 17	74

City of Colorado Springs, EIA utility 3989: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Colorado real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 260,6828.8% of Colorado total
Residential accounts: 216,7718.5% of Colorado homes
Commercial accounts: 42,40816.3% of the base
Residential rate: 14.45 ¢/kWhplace 6 of 15, -3.1% against the state
Commercial rate: 9.56 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 27, -18.3% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 44.8 minbetter than 79% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.810.80x the median
SAIDI with major events: 62.7 min28.7% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 48.9 MW10,334 installations
Counties served: 2all in Colorado
Average residential use: 7,432 kWh/yr619 a month
Implied monthly bill: $90-$13 on the U.S. rate, 619 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +17.2%12.33 to 14.45 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +19%38 min in 2015, 45 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, City of Colorado Springs

City of Colorado Springs sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Colorado ¢/kWh
Residential	216,771	14.45	-0.47
Commercial	42,408	9.56	-2.15

Year by year, City of Colorado Springs

Year	Home accounts, City of Colorado Sprin	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	188,988	12.33	7.98	0.65	38	0.56
2016	191,539	12.03	7.70	0.64	44	0.68
2017	192,721	12.42	8.40	0.68	48	0.66
2018	195,651	12.77	8.90	0.70	43	0.71
2019	198,762	12.81	8.80	0.69	41	0.74
2020	202,309	12.25	8.50	0.69	54	0.93
2021	206,362	13.33	9.65	0.72	50	0.81
2022	209,601	15.10	11.99	0.79	36	0.56
2023	211,787	13.80	9.91	0.72	46	0.64
2024	216,771	14.45	9.56	0.66	45	0.81

Peers of City of Colorado Springs in Colorado, place 6 of 15 on home price

Utility near City of Colorado Springs on price	SAIDI min, gap to City of Colorado Springs	Home ¢, gap to City of Colorado Springs	Gap % to City of Colorado Springs	Accounts, City of Colorado Springs = 1
3. City of Longmont	-26	-2.15	-14.9%	0.17
4. City of Fort Collins	-34	-1.25	-8.6%	0.31
5. City of Loveland	-26	-0.05	-0.3%	0.16
6. City of Colorado Springs (this utility)	45	14.45	-	1.00
7. Delta Montrose Electric Assn	+51	+0.52	+3.6%	0.14
8. CORE Electric Cooperative	+29	+0.59	+4.1%	0.69
9. Public Service Co of Colorado	+113	+0.59	+4.1%	6.10

Who buys City of Colorado Springs's electricity

Class at City of Colorado Springs	Accounts	Of City of Colorado Springs accounts	Of City of Colorado Springs MWh sold	kWh a year per City of Colorado Springs account
Residential	216,771	83.2%	34.7%	7,432
Commercial	42,408	16.3%	26.4%	28,885
Industrial and other	1,503	0.58%	39.0%	1,205,208

City of Colorado Springs among Colorado municipals

City of Colorado Springs and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to City of Colorado Springs	Home ¢, gap to City of Colorado Springs	Accounts, City of Colorado Springs = 1
1. City of Longmont (CO)	-26	-2.15	0.17
2. City of Fort Collins (CO)	-34	-1.25	0.31
3. City of Loveland (CO)	-26	-0.05	0.16
4. City of Colorado Springs (CO, this utility)	45	14.45	1.00

City of Colorado Springs: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	City of Colorado Springs	Colorado context	City of Colorado Springs detail
City of Colorado Springs home meters on AMI	99.9%	Colorado 92.5%	217,052 of 217,301 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)	249	Colorado figure not published	0.1% of meters
Homes with daily digital access	216,771	Colorado figure not published	100% of the 216,771 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for City of Colorado Springs homes	Offered	18 of 24 Colorado utilities offer one	74 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.03% of 216,771
Net-metered installations	10,334	94% residential	44.8 homes per 1,000 accounts, 4.7 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, City of Colorado Springs

kWh	Share of a 619 kWh month	Cost a month at 14.45 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	40%	$36.13	-$5.07	$434
500	81%	$72.26	-$10.14	$867
750	121%	$108.39	-$15.21	$1,301
1,000	161%	$144.52	-$20.28	$1,734
1,500	242%	$216.78	-$30.42	$2,601
2,000	323%	$289.04	-$40.56	$3,468

Outage record, City of Colorado Springs

Measure, City of Colorado Spr	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	44.8	62.7	0.75 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.810	0.870	1.23 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	55.3	72.1	0.92 h

Territory of City of Colorado Springs

2 Colorado counties, region WECC:

Colorado other states: 2 of 2 counties of City of Colorado Springs drawn

City of Colorado Springs: 2 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

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Questions on City of Colorado Springs

How many customers does City of Colorado Springs serve in Colorado?

260,682 accounts in 2024: residential 216,771, commercial 42,408, industrial 1,503.

What is the average residential rate of City of Colorado Springs?

In 2024 homes paid 14.45 cents; against the Colorado average that is -3.1%.

How reliable is City of Colorado Springs by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 44.8 min and SAIFI 0.81 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.45, CAIDI 55 min.

How much solar net metering is on the City of Colorado Springs grid?

10,334 installations with 48.9 MW, of which residential installations number 9,714.

What is the monthly bill at City of Colorado Springs for average use?

619 kWh at 14.45 cents comes to about $90, energy only.

How does City of Colorado Springs rank on price within Colorado?

Rank 6 of 15 in Colorado on price, -3.1% against the state average; 5 charge less than 14.45 ¢.

How much of the City of Colorado Springs load is business?

Homes take 34.7% of 4,647,455 MWh, commercial accounts 26.4%, industrial and other 39.0%; the 42,408 commercial accounts use 28,885 kWh each, 3.9 times a home.

Does City of Colorado Springs have smart meters or TOU rates?

217,052 of 217,301 home meters are AMI, 99.9%. City of Colorado Springs offers a home time-of-use rate; 74 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.03% of its homes.

Since 2015, has City of Colorado Springs become cheaper than other Colorado utilities?

8th cheapest of 15 in 2015, 6th of 15 in 2024; its price rose 17.2% while Colorado rose 23.1%.

How does City of Colorado Springs compare with 3 similar utilities?

Place 4 of 4 on home price at 14.45 ¢ (Colorado municipals); median 13.80 ¢, cheapest member 12.30 ¢.

Has City of Colorado Springs filed 2025 data with EIA?

City of Colorado Springs has no early-release row; 2024 stands at 14.45 cents and 45 SAIDI minutes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to City of Colorado Springs at 14.45 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Mississippi Power CoMississippi, 14.47 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above
City of LovelandColorado, 14.40 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ below
Mecklenburg Electric CooperativeVirginia, 14.50 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ above
Sierra Pacific Power CoNevada, 14.52 ¢/kWh, 0.07 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

2 home plan records, energy charges: 7.0 to 32.6 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 2, e.g. Residential Service Time of Day (ETR)

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

Primary sources for City of Colorado Springs: rates, outages and net metering

EIA-861 annual report entry for City of Colorado Springs: rates, outages and net metering, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for City of Colorado Springs: rates, outages and net metering, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for City of Colorado Springs: rates, outages and net metering, the state price average