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Public Service Co of Colorado: 15.05 ¢/kWh for homes, 158 minutes of SAIDI

Roughly 1,589,710 Colorado accounts belong to Public Service Co of Colorado, classed by EIA as investor owned; the residential count is 1,365,053. Among the 3 Xcel Energy utilities listed here it is cheapest for homes, -0.78 ¢ from their median.

Comanche Generating Station near Pueblo, Colorado
Comanche Generating Station. Photo by Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

Public Service Co of Colorado: 600 kWh a month costs roughly $90 in energy at 15.05 ¢/kWh, +0.8% on the Colorado average of 14.92 ¢.

Among the 3 Xcel Energy utilities listed here it is cheapest for homes, -0.78 ¢ from their median.

Public Service Co of Colorado against its group: Xcel Energy

Home price place, Xcel Energy group
1 of 3-0.78 ¢ from the median of 15.83 ¢

Take the 3 Xcel Energy utilities listed here, sorted by home price: Public Service Co of Colorado is the cheapest at 15.05 ¢, while the group median is 15.83 ¢. The most expensive is Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (MN) at 16.98 ¢, 1.93 ¢ above; the spread from top to bottom is 1.93 ¢.

On outage minutes it ranks 3 of 3 (1 = fewest), 158 against a group median of 122. It is the largest of them, 1,589,710 accounts, 1.2 times Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.

How it compares

Public Service Co of Colorado
Public Service Co of Colorado, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Public Service Co of Colorado15.05 ¢/kWh11.84 ¢/kWh$90at 600 kWh158 minSAIDI
Colorado average against this company, which is 9 of 15 on priceLowest in this table-0.13 ¢/kWhcompany 0.8% above-0.13 ¢/kWhcompany 1.1% above-$1a month at 600 kWh-81 mincompany 81 above
CORE Electric Cooperative15.04 ¢/kWhcompany 0.0% above12.27 ¢/kWhcompany 3.5% below$900 less than company74 mincompany 84 above

Compare 28 Colorado companies

Public Service Co of Colorado: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for Public Service Co of Colorado; 2024 stays the latest year.

Public Service Co of Colorado 2024 against Colorado 2025
-0.80 ¢15.05 ¢ for Public Service Co of Colorado in 2024, 15.85 ¢ for Colorado in 2025

Public Service Co of Colorado has no 2025 early-release row; for its 1,365,053 home accounts the latest year is 2024, at 15.05 ¢/kWh and 158 SAIDI minutes.

Carbon context

Public Service Co of Colorado serves 1,365,053 homes in Colorado. At 600 kWh a month that is about 295 kg of CO₂, or 3,543 kg a year, at the Colorado plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Colorado generation mix.

Public Service Co of Colorado charts

Residential price since 2015: 15.05 ¢ in 2024

11.60 ¢ in 2015, 15.05 ¢ in 2024 (+29.7%); Colorado 12.12 to 14.92 ¢.

Public Service Co of Colorado residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearPublic Service Co of ColoradGap to Colorado residentialGap to U.S. residential
201511.60-0.52-1.05
201611.47-0.60-1.08
201711.35-0.82-1.54
201811.12-1.03-1.75
201911.09-1.09-1.92
202011.46-0.90-1.69
202112.45-0.62-1.21
202214.13-0.06-0.91
202314.34+0.04-1.66
202415.05+0.13-1.43

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Public Service Co of Colorado SAIDI, 2015-2024

88 min in 2015, 158 in 2024.

Public Service Co of Colorado SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearPublic Service Co of C, no major eventsPublic Service Co of C, all events
20158897
201686156
201784108
201898113
201993214
202083139
2021131181
2022112174
2023104113
2024158352

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 158.0 min

158.0 min, 1.59x the median reporter, rank 466 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events158.0
  • Company, with major events351.7

Public Service Co of Colorado, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 11.60 ¢ in 2015 to 15.05 ¢ in 2024, a move of +29.7%: Public Service Co of Colorado outpaced its state (+23.1%) by 6.6 points, and -0.6 points against the U.S. Public Service Co of Colorado's sharpest move came in 2022, +13.4%. The latest year is the high at 15.05 ¢; the low was 11.09 ¢ (2019). 2024: +5.0% here, +4.3% for the Colorado average. SAIDI at Public Service Co of Colorado (major events excluded) rose from 88 minutes in 2015 to 158 in 2024, +79%; worst year 2024 at 158. Public Service Co of Colorado filed SAIDI under the national median in 6 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 158 minutes, +59 from that year's median. 2024: 352 minutes with major events, 158 without, the widest gap of any year. Public Service Co of Colorado has 8 cheaper and 6 higher-priced Colorado peers among 15 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, CORE Electric Cooperative, bills 15.04 ¢ (-0.00). Next higher-priced, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc, bills 15.52 ¢ (+0.47).

The rate is within 0.8% of Colorado, but reliability is the weak side: 158 minutes, 1.6 times the national median.

Home accounts at Public Service Co of Colorado went from 1,211,662 in 2015 to 1,365,053 in 2024, +12.7%. Business customers paid 0.79 times the home price in 2024 (11.85 against 15.05 ¢); the ratio was 0.83 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.95 in 2015 to 1.36 in 2024, between 0.85 and 1.36.

Facts

Customer accounts
1,589,71053.4% of Colorado total
Residential accounts
1,365,05353.4% of Colorado homes
Commercial accounts
224,34814.1% of the base
Residential rate
15.05 ¢/kWhplace 9 of 15, +0.8% against the state
Commercial rate
11.84 ¢/kWhplace 12 of 27, +1.1% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
158.0 minbetter than 31% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.361.34x the median
SAIDI with major events
351.7 min55.1% from event days
Net-metered capacity
901.9 MW116,962 installations
Counties served
56all in Colorado
Average residential use
7,199 kWh/yr600 a month
Implied monthly bill
$90-$9 on the U.S. rate, 600 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+29.7%11.60 to 15.05 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+79%88 min in 2015, 158 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Public Service Co of Colorado

Public Service Co of Colorado sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Colorado ¢/kWh
Residential1,365,05315.05+0.13
Commercial224,34811.84+0.13

Year by year, Public Service Co of Colorado

YearHome accounts, Public Service Co of CHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
20151,211,66211.609.630.83880.95
20161,228,30511.479.200.80860.97
20171,244,43211.359.470.84840.92
20181,262,86611.129.610.86980.98
20191,281,85011.099.610.87930.88
20201,298,70711.469.960.87830.85
20211,314,48112.4510.690.861311.00
20221,328,97914.1311.480.811121.04
20231,346,14614.3411.750.821040.98
20241,365,05315.0511.850.791581.36

Peers of Public Service Co of Colorado in Colorado, place 9 of 15 on home price

Utility near Public Service Co of Colorado on priceSAIDI min, gap to Public Service Co of ColoradoHome ¢, gap to Public Service Co of ColoradoGap % to Public Service Co of ColoradoAccounts, Public Service Co of Colorado = 1
6. City of Colorado Springs-113-0.59-4.0%0.16
7. Delta Montrose Electric Assn-62-0.07-0.5%0.02
8. CORE Electric Cooperative-84-0.00-0.0%0.11
9. Public Service Co of Colorado (this utility)15815.05-1.00
10. Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc-116+0.47+3.1%0.04
11. United Power, Inc-81+0.71+4.7%0.07
12. La Plata Electric Assn, Inc-86+1.66+11.0%0.03

Who buys Public Service Co of Colorado's electricity

Class at Public Service Co of ColoradoAccountsOf Public Service Co of Colorado accountsOf Public Service Co of Colorado MWh soldkWh a year per Public Service Co of Colorado account
Residential1,365,05385.9%34.6%7,199
Commercial224,34814.1%44.5%56,408
Industrial and other3080.02%20.9%19,236,614

Public Service Co of Colorado among Xcel Energy group

Public Service Co of Colorado and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Public Service Co of ColoradoHome ¢, gap to Public Service Co of ColoradoAccounts, Public Service Co of Colorado = 1
1. Public Service Co of Colorado (CO, this utility)15815.051.00
2. Northern States Power Co (WI)-36+0.780.17
3. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (MN)-48+1.930.87

Public Service Co of Colorado: meters, rate options and solar

MeasurePublic Service Co of ColoradoColorado contextPublic Service Co of Colorado detail
Public Service Co of Colorado home meters on AMI90.4%Colorado 92.5%1,280,047 of 1,415,831 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)114,992Colorado figure not published8.1% of meters
Time-of-use rate for Public Service Co of Colorado homesOffered18 of 24 Colorado utilities offer one1,092,786 homes on dynamic pricing, 80.05% of 1,365,053
Net-metered installations116,96297% residential83.1 homes per 1,000 accounts, 7.7 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Public Service Co of Colorado

kWhShare of a 600 kWh monthCost a month at 15.05 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25042%$37.62-$3.58$451
50083%$75.23-$7.17$903
750125%$112.85-$10.75$1,354
1,000167%$150.46-$14.34$1,806
1,500250%$225.69-$21.51$2,708
2,000333%$300.92-$28.68$3,611

Outage record, Public Service Co of Colorado

Measure, Public Service Co ofNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes158.0351.72.63 h
SAIFI interruptions1.3601.6800.74 yr apart
CAIDI minutes116.2209.31.94 h

Territory of Public Service Co of Colorado

56 Colorado counties, region WECC:

Counties served by Public Service Co of ColoradoRio GrandeMineralWashingtonYumaMontroseAdamsArapahoeGilpinElbertAlamosaMoffatTellerMorganCrowleyDeltaLakeProwersLarimerChaffeeOurayMontezumaGarfieldBacaFremontHinsdaleCostillaConejosLa PlataArchuletaJeffersonClear CreekSummitPitkinSan MiguelBentDenverWeldBoulderRouttEagleGunnisonRio BlancoPuebloLas AnimasParkDouglasDoloresGrandMesaCusterHuerfanoEl PasoKiowaSaguacheLoganOtero

Colorado other states: 56 of 56 counties of Public Service Co of Colorado drawn

Public Service Co of Colorado: 56 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Adams
  • Alamosa
  • Arapahoe
  • Archuleta
  • Baca
  • Bent
  • Boulder
  • Chaffee
  • Clear Creek
  • Conejos
  • Costilla
  • Crowley
  • Custer
  • Delta
  • Denver
  • Dolores
  • Douglas
  • Eagle
  • El Paso
  • Elbert
  • Fremont
  • Garfield
  • Gilpin
  • Grand
  • Gunnison
  • Hinsdale
  • Huerfano
  • Jefferson
  • Kiowa
  • La Plata
  • Lake
  • Larimer
  • Las Animas
  • Logan
  • Mesa
  • Mineral
  • Moffat
  • Montezuma
  • Montrose
  • Morgan
  • Otero
  • Ouray
  • Park
  • Pitkin
  • Prowers
  • Pueblo
  • Rio Blanco
  • Rio Grande
  • Routt
  • Saguache
  • San Miguel
  • Summit
  • Teller
  • Washington
  • Weld
  • Yuma

Questions on Public Service Co of Colorado

How many customers does Public Service Co of Colorado serve in Colorado?

1,589,710 accounts in 2024: residential 1,365,053, commercial 224,348, industrial 308.

What is the average residential rate of Public Service Co of Colorado?

In 2024 homes paid 15.05 cents; against the Colorado average that is +0.8%.

How reliable is Public Service Co of Colorado by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 158.0 min and SAIFI 1.36 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.59, CAIDI 116 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Public Service Co of Colorado grid?

116,962 installations with 901.9 MW, of which residential installations number 113,499.

What is the monthly bill at Public Service Co of Colorado for average use?

600 kWh at 15.05 cents comes to about $90, energy only.

How does Public Service Co of Colorado rank on price within Colorado?

Rank 9 of 15 in Colorado on price, +0.8% against the state average; 8 charge less than 15.05 ¢.

What share of Public Service Co of Colorado sales do homes buy?

Homes take 34.6% of 28,406,644 MWh, commercial accounts 44.5%, industrial and other 20.9%; the 224,348 commercial accounts use 56,408 kWh each, 7.8 times a home.

At Public Service Co of Colorado, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

1,280,047 of 1,415,831 home meters are AMI, 90.4%. Public Service Co of Colorado offers a home time-of-use rate; 1,092,786 customers use dynamic pricing, 80.05% of its homes.

Has Public Service Co of Colorado moved up the Colorado price list since 2015?

6th cheapest of 15 in 2015, 9th of 15 in 2024; its price rose 29.7% while Colorado rose 23.1%.

Where does Public Service Co of Colorado stand among 2 peers?

Place 1 of 3 on home price at 15.05 ¢ (Xcel Energy group); median 15.83 ¢, cheapest member 15.05 ¢.

Has Public Service Co of Colorado filed 2025 data with EIA?

Public Service Co of Colorado has no early-release row; 2024 stands at 15.05 cents and 158 SAIDI minutes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Public Service Co of Colorado at 15.05 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Public Service Co of Colorado

Rate plans on file

5 home plan records, energy charges: 5.0 to 38.1 ¢/kWh.

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

Primary sources for Public Service Co of Colorado: 15.05 ¢/kWh for homes, 158 minutes of SAIDI

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Public Service Co of Colorado: 600 kWh a month costs roughly $90 in energy at 15.05 ¢/kWh, +0.8% on the Colorado average of 14.92 ¢.