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Electric companies in El Paso County, Colorado

El Paso County, CO ranks 1st of 64 Colorado counties for winter weather risk, FEMA score 99.9. El Paso County, CO has 736,008 residents. El Paso County, CO: 7 utilities listed by EIA. El Paso County, CO: home electricity prices of 13.74 to 17.22 cents per kWh.

El Paso County, CO on the map

El Paso County, CO and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsArapahoeElbertTellerPuebloDouglasEl Paso

El Paso County, CO darker: more storm events

Outage risk in El Paso County, CO

El Paso County, CO, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 602 in all, 81.8 per 100,000 residents of 736,008, rank 2 of 64 Colorado counties. Property damage in El Paso County, CO: $21.4M, with 3 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in El Paso County, CO

events a year, El Paso County, CO

  1. 28'15
  2. 36'16
  3. 29'17
  4. 26'18
  5. 42'19
  6. 78'20
  7. 95'21
  8. 76'22
  9. 51'23
  10. 101'24
  11. 40'25

Events by type

events by type, El Paso County, CO

  • Thunderstorm and high wind338
  • Winter storm and heavy snow249
  • Tornado10
El Paso County, CO outage-linked hazards
El Paso County, COFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
El Paso County, CO, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High90.28 of 643382021 (75)$20.0M
El Paso County, CO, tornadoRelatively High96.83 of 64102015 (4)$4K
El Paso County, CO, ice stormRelatively Moderate64.55 of 640none$0
El Paso County, CO, winter storm and heavy snowVery High99.91 of 642492024 (81)$100K
El Paso County, CO, heat waveRelatively Low77.71 of 640none$0

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

Facts about El Paso County, CO

Residents of El Paso County, CO, ACS 2023
736,0081 of 64 Colorado counties
Households in El Paso County, CO
283,1742.60 people each
Owner-occupied homes in El Paso County, CO
66.4%187,976 owner and 95,198 renter households
Median household income in El Paso County, CO
$87,47019 of 64 Colorado counties
Housing units in El Paso County, CO
296,75313,579 vacant or seasonal, 4.6% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in El Paso County, CO
24.8%70,112 homes, 16 of 64 Colorado counties
Utilities listed for El Paso County, CO
77 with a home price: City of Fountain, City of Colorado Springs, CORE Electric Cooperative
Lowest home price in El Paso County, CO
13.74 ¢/kWhCity of Fountain, 20.2% below the highest
Highest home price in El Paso County, CO
17.22 ¢/kWhSoutheast Colorado Power Assn
Monthly bill gap in El Paso County, CO
$23between the two at 674 kWh, $281 a year, 0.32% of the El Paso County, CO median income
ZIP areas touching El Paso County, CO
4280132 to 80951
Outage-linked storm events in El Paso County, CO
602NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in El Paso County, CO
36.2%median year built 1988
Flood claims in El Paso County, CO
257NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.4M paid
Home energy burden in El Paso County, CO
2.1%$1,110 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in El Paso County, CO

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

El Paso County, CO: a 674 kWh month at that price. El Paso County, CO: $78 in 2015, $101 in 2024. El Paso County, CO: $1,217 a year, 1.4% of the $87,470 median income.

El Paso: 10 yearly prices
YearPublic Service Co of Colorado, El Paso County, COEl Paso: Gap to Colorado averageEl Paso: Gap to U.S. average
2015, El Paso11.60-0.52-1.05
2016, El Paso11.47-0.60-1.08
2017, El Paso11.35-0.82-1.54
2018, El Paso11.12-1.03-1.75
2019, El Paso11.09-1.09-1.92
2020, El Paso11.46-0.90-1.69
2021, El Paso12.45-0.62-1.21
2022, El Paso14.13-0.06-0.91
2023, El Paso14.34+0.04-1.66
2024, El Paso15.05+0.13-1.43

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

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Electric utilities in El Paso County, CO

Utility listed for El Paso County, COTypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 674 kWhShare of El Paso County, CO median income of $87,470
City of Fountain in El Paso County, COMunicipal13.74$1,1121.27%
City of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, COMunicipal14.45$1,1691.34%
CORE Electric Cooperative in El Paso County, COCooperative15.04$1,2171.39%
Public Service Co of Colorado in El Paso County, COInvestor Owned15.05$1,2171.39%
Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc in El Paso County, COCooperative15.52$1,2551.44%
Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC in El Paso County, COInvestor Owned17.05$1,3791.58%
Southeast Colorado Power Assn in El Paso County, COCooperative17.22$1,3931.59%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

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Cost of living with electricity in El Paso County, CO

El Paso County, CO: electricity $1,110 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,111, 2.1% of $102,083 income. 276,371 households in El Paso County, CO spend about $306.8 million a year on electricity and $583.4 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in El Paso County, CO ($25,907 a year) spend 6.1% of income, 3.0 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in El Paso County, CO

% of income on energy, El Paso County, CO

  • All households2.1
  • Lower income6.1
  • Owners2.1
  • Renters2.0
  • Colorado counties1.7
El Paso County, CO home energy cost by household group
El Paso County, COHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
El Paso County, CO, all households276,371$102,083$1,110$973$282.1%
El Paso County, CO, lower income71,658$25,907$884$672$296.1%
El Paso County, CO, owners183,106$124,042$1,292$1,255$372.1%
El Paso County, CO, renters93,265$58,973$751$420$112.0%

Housing and heating in El Paso County, CO

El Paso County, CO: 107,572 of 296,753 homes were built before 1980 and 97,012 in 2000 or later. El Paso County, CO has 199,016 detached houses, 50,980 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 8,894 mobile homes, and 95,198 of 283,174 households rent.

Age of homes in El Paso County, CO

% of homes by decade built, El Paso County, CO

  1. 5pre-40
  2. 140s
  3. 650s
  4. 860s
  5. 1670s
  6. 1680s
  7. 1590s
  8. 1700s
  9. 1310s
  10. 220+

Heating fuel in El Paso County, CO

% of homes by main fuel, El Paso County

  • Utility gas69.4
  • Electricity24.8
  • Propane3.9
El Paso County, CO housing against Colorado counties
El Paso County, COValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
El Paso County, CO, median year built19881982+6 years21 of 64
El Paso County, CO, built before 198036.2%46.1%-9.9 points45 of 64
El Paso County, CO, built 2000 or later32.7%23.2%+9.5 points16 of 64
El Paso County, CO, detached houses67.1%74.1%-7.1 points44 of 64
El Paso County, CO, apartments in 5+ unit buildings17.2%7.3%+9.8 points17 of 64
El Paso County, CO, mobile homes3.0%8.6%-5.6 points55 of 64
El Paso County, CO, renter households33.6%28.1%+5.5 points12 of 64
El Paso County, CO, median home value$431,000$358,350+$72,65028 of 64
El Paso County, CO, median gross rent a month$1,609$1,110+$50016 of 64
El Paso County, CO, people per household2.522.33+0.1911 of 64

Flood claims and flood insurance in El Paso County, CO

El Paso County, CO: 257 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.4M paid, median paid claim $3,884.

1,208 of 231,278 residential structures in El Paso County, CO carry an NFIP contract. 1,436 NFIP policies of any type were in force in El Paso County, CO on 8 Sep 2026. El Paso County, CO lists 24 repetitive-loss properties.

El Paso County, CO: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in El Paso County, CO

flood claims a year, El Paso County, CO

  1. 139'15
  2. 27'16
  3. 13'17
  4. 19'18
  5. 13'19
  6. 6'20
  7. <5'21
  8. <5'22
  9. 24'23
  10. <5'24
  11. 7'25
El Paso County, CO flood claims and flood insurance
El Paso County, COValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
El Paso County, CO, claims 2015-2025257—1 of 22
El Paso County, CO, paid 2015-2025$1.4M—1 of 22
El Paso County, CO, median paid claim$3,884——
El Paso County, CO, claims per 1,000 homes1.10.43 of 22
El Paso County, CO, homes with flood insurance0.5%0.4%22 of 55
El Paso County, CO, policies in force1,436——
El Paso County, CO, repetitive-loss properties24——

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

El Paso County, CO: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in El Paso County, CO

El Paso County, CO totals 6,457 heating degree days and 398 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, El Paso County, CO is the 41st coldest of 64 counties in Colorado: 6,457 against a median of 7,188. For cooling, El Paso County, CO is the 27th hottest: 398 against a median of 233.

El Paso County, CO is a cold-winter county, with 6,059 more heating than cooling degree days.

El Paso County, CO: 6,160 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 6,457 on the normal, 5% under.

In El Paso County, CO, 24.8% of 283,174 homes heat with electricity; the other 75.2% use another main heating fuel.

El Paso County, CO

  • Heating degree days, 6,457 vs 7,18890
  • Cooling degree days, 398 vs 233171
  • Electric heat, 24.8% vs 17.1%145
  • CO median county100
El Paso County, CO: degree days, electric heat
El Paso County, COValueCO median countyEl Paso County, CO, rank (1 = highest)
El Paso County, CO, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal6,4577,18841 of 64
El Paso County, CO, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean6,1606,94042 of 64
El Paso County, CO, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal39823327 of 64
El Paso County, CO, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean50729427 of 64
El Paso County, CO, electric heating, ACS 2019-202324.8%17.1%16 of 64

El Paso County, CO: ACS B25040, 283,174 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on El Paso County, CO

El Paso County, CO counts 736,008 residents in 283,174 households. El Paso County, CO touches 42 ZIP areas, 80132 to 80951, about 17,524 residents each. Household income in El Paso County, CO is $87,470; 187,976 of its 283,174 households own.

70,112 of the 283,174 homes in El Paso County, CO heat with electricity. El Paso County, CO has 296,753 housing units, 13,579 (4.6%) vacant or seasonal, and 95,198 rented homes. El Paso County, CO logged 602 storm events for its 736,008 residents.

The median home in El Paso County, CO dates from 1988. Homes in El Paso County, CO pay $1,110 a year for electricity. El Paso County, CO home electricity prices run City of Fountain to Southeast Colorado Power Assn, $23 a month apart at 674 kWh.

Cities in El Paso County, CO

ZIP codes in El Paso County, CO

Colorado: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 470 MW planned in this county.

Questions on El Paso County, CO

El Paso County, CO: what do homes pay for electricity?

El Paso County, CO homes paid 13.74 to 17.22 cents per kWh in 2024 across 7 listed utilities: $93 to $116 a month at 674 kWh, 1.27% to 1.59% of El Paso County, CO income.

El Paso County, CO: how many homes heat with electricity?

El Paso County, CO: 70,112 of 283,174 occupied homes, 24.8%, rank 16 of 64.

El Paso County, CO: median household income?

$87,470 in El Paso County, CO, rank 19 of 64; 736,008 residents, 283,174 households.

El Paso County, CO: outage-linked storms since 2015?

El Paso County, CO: 602 NWS events, peak year 2024.

El Paso County, CO: flood insurance claims since 2015?

El Paso County, CO: 257 NFIP flood claims, $1.4M paid, 1.1 per 1,000 homes, 0.5% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in El Paso County, CO?

El Paso County, CO: median home built 1988; 36.2% predate 1980, 67.1% detached, 17.2% in 5+ unit buildings.

El Paso County, CO: share of income for energy?

El Paso County, CO homes spend $1,110 a year on electricity, $2,111 on all energy: 2.1% of $102,083; 6.1% for lower incomes.

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El Paso County, CO ranks 1st of 64 Colorado counties for winter weather risk, FEMA score 99.9.