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Electric companies in Douglas County, Colorado

Douglas County, CO ranks 1st of 64 Colorado counties for the newest homes (median year built 2001). Douglas County, CO has 368,283 residents. Douglas County, CO: 3 utilities listed by EIA. Douglas County, CO: home electricity prices of 15.04 to 15.52 cents per kWh.

Douglas County, CO on the map

Douglas County, CO and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsAdamsDenverArapahoeTellerJeffersonDouglas

Douglas County, CO darker: more storm events

Housing and heating in Douglas County, CO

Douglas County, CO: 10,233 of 140,542 homes were built before 1980 and 74,549 in 2000 or later. Douglas County, CO has 104,202 detached houses, 25,218 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 479 mobile homes, and 30,265 of 136,130 households rent.

Age of homes in Douglas County, CO

% of homes by decade built, Douglas County, CO

  1. 1pre-40
  2. 040s
  3. 150s
  4. 160s
  5. 570s
  6. 1180s
  7. 2890s
  8. 2900s
  9. 2110s
  10. 420+

Heating fuel in Douglas County, CO

% of homes by main fuel, Douglas County

  • Utility gas73.9
  • Electricity22.3
  • Propane2.6
Douglas County, CO housing against Colorado counties
Douglas County, COValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Douglas County, CO, median year built20011982+18 years1 of 64
Douglas County, CO, built before 19807.3%46.1%-38.8 points64 of 64
Douglas County, CO, built 2000 or later53.0%23.2%+29.8 points1 of 64
Douglas County, CO, detached houses74.1%74.1%+0.0 points32 of 64
Douglas County, CO, apartments in 5+ unit buildings17.9%7.3%+10.6 points15 of 64
Douglas County, CO, mobile homes0.3%8.6%-8.2 points63 of 64
Douglas County, CO, renter households22.2%28.1%-5.9 points54 of 64
Douglas County, CO, median home value$674,000$358,350+$315,6506 of 64
Douglas County, CO, median gross rent a month$2,095$1,110+$9861 of 64
Douglas County, CO, people per household2.702.33+0.375 of 64

Facts about Douglas County, CO

Residents of Douglas County, CO, ACS 2023
368,2836 of 64 Colorado counties
Households in Douglas County, CO
136,1302.71 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Douglas County, CO
77.8%105,865 owner and 30,265 renter households
Median household income in Douglas County, CO
$145,7371 of 64 Colorado counties
Housing units in Douglas County, CO
140,5424,412 vacant or seasonal, 3.1% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Douglas County, CO
22.3%30,289 homes, 24 of 64 Colorado counties
Utilities listed for Douglas County, CO
33 with a home price: CORE Electric Cooperative, Public Service Co of Colorado, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc
Lowest home price in Douglas County, CO
15.04 ¢/kWhCORE Electric Cooperative, 3.0% below the highest
Highest home price in Douglas County, CO
15.52 ¢/kWhMountain View Elec Assn, Inc
Monthly bill gap in Douglas County, CO
$3between the two at 674 kWh, $38 a year, 0.03% of the Douglas County, CO median income
ZIP areas touching Douglas County, CO
1580104 to 80138
Outage-linked storm events in Douglas County, CO
211NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Douglas County, CO
7.3%median year built 2001
Flood claims in Douglas County, CO
31NFIP 2015 to 2025, $151K paid
Home energy burden in Douglas County, CO
1.5%$1,302 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Douglas County, CO

Public Service Co of Colorado charged Douglas County, CO homes 11.60 ¢/kWh in 2015. Douglas County, CO: 15.05 ¢ in 2024, 30% up. Douglas County, CO: against 23% up for the Colorado average.

Douglas County, CO: a 674 kWh month at that price. Douglas County, CO: $78 in 2015, $101 in 2024. Douglas County, CO: $1,217 a year, 0.8% of the $145,737 median income.

Douglas: 10 yearly prices
YearPublic Service Co of Colorado, Douglas County, CODouglas: Gap to Colorado averageDouglas: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Douglas11.60-0.52-1.05
2016, Douglas11.47-0.60-1.08
2017, Douglas11.35-0.82-1.54
2018, Douglas11.12-1.03-1.75
2019, Douglas11.09-1.09-1.92
2020, Douglas11.46-0.90-1.69
2021, Douglas12.45-0.62-1.21
2022, Douglas14.13-0.06-0.91
2023, Douglas14.34+0.04-1.66
2024, Douglas15.05+0.13-1.43

Douglas County, CO: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Douglas County, CO price.

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Outage risk in Douglas County, CO

Douglas County, CO, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 211 in all, 57.3 per 100,000 residents of 368,283, rank 32 of 64 Colorado counties.

Events by year in Douglas County, CO

events a year, Douglas County, CO

  1. 19'15
  2. 14'16
  3. 14'17
  4. 16'18
  5. 15'19
  6. 25'20
  7. 18'21
  8. 25'22
  9. 18'23
  10. 30'24
  11. 17'25

Events by type

events by type, Douglas County, CO

  • Thunderstorm and high wind110
  • Winter storm and heavy snow94
  • Tornado4
Douglas County, CO outage-linked hazards
Douglas County, COFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Douglas County, CO, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High93.04 of 641102020 (22)$0
Douglas County, CO, tornadoRelatively High93.47 of 6442015 (1)$0
Douglas County, CO, ice stormRelatively Low42.69 of 640none$0
Douglas County, CO, winter storm and heavy snowVery High96.66 of 64942015 (16)$0
Douglas County, CO, heat waveRelatively Low54.811 of 640none$0

Douglas County, CO, no score or events: hurricane and tropical storm.

Cost of living with electricity in Douglas County, CO

Douglas County, CO: electricity $1,302 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,436, 1.5% of $164,680 income. 131,971 households in Douglas County, CO spend about $171.8 million a year on electricity and $321.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Douglas County, CO ($25,976 a year) spend 6.9% of income, 4.6 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Douglas County, CO

% of income on energy, Douglas County, CO

  • All households1.5
  • Lower income6.9
  • Owners1.5
  • Renters1.4
  • Colorado counties1.7
Douglas County, CO home energy cost by household group
Douglas County, COHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Douglas County, CO, all households131,971$164,680$1,302$1,115$191.5%
Douglas County, CO, lower income14,424$25,976$949$811$246.9%
Douglas County, CO, owners102,929$186,922$1,448$1,307$221.5%
Douglas County, CO, renters29,042$85,851$786$434$91.4%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Douglas County, CO

Douglas County, CO: 31 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $151K paid, median paid claim $3,790.

311 of 111,154 residential structures in Douglas County, CO carry an NFIP contract. 339 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Douglas County, CO on 8 Sep 2026.

Douglas County, CO: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Douglas County, CO

flood claims a year, Douglas County, CO

  1. 11'15
  2. <5'16
  3. 0'17
  4. <5'18
  5. <5'19
  6. 0'20
  7. <5'21
  8. 0'22
  9. 9'23
  10. 0'24
  11. <5'25
Douglas County, CO flood claims and flood insurance
Douglas County, COValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Douglas County, CO, claims 2015-202531—7 of 22
Douglas County, CO, paid 2015-2025$151K—11 of 22
Douglas County, CO, median paid claim$3,790——
Douglas County, CO, claims per 1,000 homes0.30.416 of 22
Douglas County, CO, homes with flood insurance0.3%0.4%39 of 55
Douglas County, CO, policies in force339——

Douglas County, CO: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Douglas County, CO: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Douglas County, CO

Douglas County, CO totals 6,667 heating degree days and 315 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Douglas County, CO is the 36th coldest of 64 counties in Colorado: 6,667 against a median of 7,188. For cooling, Douglas County, CO is the 29th hottest: 315 against a median of 233.

Douglas County, CO is a cold-winter county, with 6,352 more heating than cooling degree days.

Douglas County, CO: the 2016-2025 mean was 6,483 heating degree days, near the 6,667 normal (-3%).

In Douglas County, CO, 22.3% of 136,130 homes heat with electricity; the other 77.7% use another main heating fuel.

Douglas County, CO

  • Heating degree days, 6,667 vs 7,18893
  • Cooling degree days, 315 vs 233135
  • Electric heat, 22.3% vs 17.1%130
  • CO median county100
Douglas County, CO: degree days, electric heat
Douglas County, COValueCO median countyDouglas County, CO, rank (1 = highest)
Douglas County, CO, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal6,6677,18836 of 64
Douglas County, CO, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean6,4836,94036 of 64
Douglas County, CO, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal31523329 of 64
Douglas County, CO, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean37929430 of 64
Douglas County, CO, electric heating, ACS 2019-202322.3%17.1%24 of 64

Douglas County, CO: ACS B25040, 136,130 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Electric utilities in Douglas County, CO

Utility listed for Douglas County, COTypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 674 kWhShare of Douglas County, CO median income of $145,737
CORE Electric Cooperative in Douglas County, COCooperative15.04$1,2170.84%
Public Service Co of Colorado in Douglas County, COInvestor Owned15.05$1,2170.84%
Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc in Douglas County, COCooperative15.52$1,2550.86%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Analyst note on Douglas County, CO

Household income in Douglas County, CO is $145,737; 105,865 of its 136,130 households own. Douglas County, CO counts 368,283 residents in 136,130 households. Douglas County, CO touches 15 ZIP areas, 80104 to 80138, about 24,552 residents each.

30,289 of the 136,130 homes in Douglas County, CO heat with electricity. Douglas County, CO has 140,542 housing units, 4,412 (3.1%) vacant or seasonal, and 30,265 rented homes. Douglas County, CO logged 211 storm events for its 368,283 residents.

The median home in Douglas County, CO dates from 2001. Homes in Douglas County, CO pay $1,302 a year for electricity. Douglas County, CO home electricity prices run CORE Electric Cooperative to Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc, $3 a month apart at 674 kWh.

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Questions on Douglas County, CO

Douglas County, CO: what do homes pay for electricity?

Douglas County, CO homes paid 15.04 to 15.52 cents per kWh in 2024 across 3 listed utilities: $101 to $105 a month at 674 kWh, 0.84% to 0.86% of Douglas County, CO income.

Douglas County, CO: how many homes heat with electricity?

Douglas County, CO: 30,289 of 136,130 occupied homes, 22.3%, rank 24 of 64.

Douglas County, CO: median household income?

$145,737 in Douglas County, CO, rank 1 of 64; 368,283 residents, 136,130 households.

Douglas County, CO: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Douglas County, CO: 211 NWS events, peak year 2024.

Douglas County, CO: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Douglas County, CO: 31 NFIP flood claims, $151K paid, 0.3 per 1,000 homes, 0.3% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Douglas County, CO?

Douglas County, CO: median home built 2001; 7.3% predate 1980, 74.1% detached, 17.9% in 5+ unit buildings.

Douglas County, CO: share of income for energy?

Douglas County, CO homes spend $1,302 a year on electricity, $2,436 on all energy: 1.5% of $164,680; 6.9% for lower incomes.

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Douglas County, CO ranks 1st of 64 Colorado counties for the newest homes (median year built 2001).