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Colorado electric companies, rates and outages

Colorado has 5,810,774 residents and 2,978,176 electric accounts across 28 utilities listed by EIA.

The Estes Powerplant on Mary's Lake, in Estes Park, Colorado
Estes Power Plant - Mary's Lake, Estes Park, Colorado. Photo by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

In 2025 Colorado homes paid 15.85 ¢/kWh: rank 22 of 51, 8.4% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 14.92 ¢).

Calculators for Colorado

How it compares

Colorado prices
Customer sector2024GapRank
Residential14.92 ¢/kWh-9.5% against the U.S.25 of 511 is highest
Commercial11.71 ¢/kWh-8.2% against the U.S.25 of 511 is highest
Industrial8.62 ¢/kWh+6.0% against the U.S.18 of 511 is highest

Electric companies in Colorado

Colorado home prices, 2024; lowest filled.

Colorado companies
CompanyHome accountsAverage priceReliabilityNet metering
City of Fort MorganLowest price5,9996.97 ¢/kWh$47 a month at 674 kWhNo dataNo data
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc49,98212.04 ¢/kWh$81 a month at 674 kWh56 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.1628.1 MW2,953 systems
Poudre Valley REA, Inc49,58712.21 ¢/kWh$82 a month at 674 kWh74 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.7221.1 MW2,694 systems
City of Longmont40,85512.30 ¢/kWh$83 a month at 674 kWh19 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.478.0 MW1,038 systems
K C Electric Association3,40413.09 ¢/kWh$88 a month at 674 kWhNo data0.5 MW39 systems
City of Fort Collins70,80313.21 ¢/kWh$89 a month at 674 kWh11 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.2433.1 MW4,404 systems
City of Fountain17,24213.74 ¢/kWh$93 a month at 674 kWh18 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.155.9 MW941 systems
White River Electric Assn, Inc2,63313.78 ¢/kWh$93 a month at 674 kWhNo data0.2 MW22 systems
Highline Electric Assn5,04714.12 ¢/kWh$95 a month at 674 kWhNo data0.7 MW69 systems
Morgan County Rural Elec Assn5,82514.37 ¢/kWh$97 a month at 674 kWhNo data0.7 MW88 systems
City of Loveland37,00714.40 ¢/kWh$97 a month at 674 kWh19 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.183.8 MW513 systems
City of Colorado Springs216,77114.45 ¢/kWh$97 a month at 674 kWh45 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.8148.9 MW10,334 systems
Delta Montrose Electric Assn32,57514.97 ¢/kWh$101 a month at 674 kWh96 minSAIDI15.9 MW2,332 systems
CORE Electric Cooperative165,06715.04 ¢/kWh$101 a month at 674 kWh74 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.7559.4 MW10,062 systems
Public Service Co of Colorado1,365,05315.05 ¢/kWh$101 a month at 674 kWh158 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.36901.9 MW116,962 systems
Empire Electric Assn, Inc12,89915.31 ¢/kWh$103 a month at 674 kWh158 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.766.6 MW694 systems
Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc59,78915.52 ¢/kWh$105 a month at 674 kWh42 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.4622.1 MW3,845 systems
Y-W Electric Assn Inc4,87615.64 ¢/kWh$105 a month at 674 kWh270 minSAIDI0.7 MW45 systems
United Power, Inc101,50215.75 ¢/kWh$106 a month at 674 kWh77 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.2076.9 MW12,693 systems
Grand Valley Power17,26815.94 ¢/kWh$107 a month at 674 kWh94 minSAIDI9.1 MW1,419 systems
Mountain Parks Electric, Inc19,18315.98 ¢/kWh$108 a month at 674 kWh85 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.133.4 MW409 systems
San Miguel Power Assn, Inc12,15416.32 ¢/kWh$110 a month at 674 kWhNo data6.6 MW741 systems
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc39,93116.71 ¢/kWh$113 a month at 674 kWh72 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.0225.9 MW3,430 systems
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc23,25316.76 ¢/kWh$113 a month at 674 kWh234 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.945.8 MW573 systems
Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC89,25217.05 ¢/kWh$115 a month at 674 kWh101 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.42110.4 MW9,924 systems
Southeast Colorado Power Assn8,14817.22 ¢/kWh$116 a month at 674 kWh472 minSAIDI2.1 MW209 systems
San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc23,28917.78 ¢/kWh$120 a month at 674 kWhNo data8.7 MW1,370 systems
San Luis Valley R E C, Inc9,11518.38 ¢/kWh$124 a month at 674 kWh96 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.894.7 MW388 systems

Colorado: 2025 and 2026

Colorado, data to July 2026.

Colorado 2025 average price
15.85 ¢/kWh+6.2% against 2024, U.S. +5.0%
Colorado 2025 rank
22 of 51+3 places against 2024
Colorado July 2026
17.00 ¢/kWh+6.3% against July 2025
Colorado 2025 costliest month
Sep 16.70 ¢cheapest Jan 14.93 ¢, a 12% spread
Colorado Typical 2025 bill
$107 a monthtop Jul $146, low Apr $86

The Colorado residential price averaged 15.85 ¢/kWh in 2025, +6.2% on 2024: Colorado ran 1.3 points faster than the nation. Seasonality in Colorado: 2025 peaked in September at 16.70 ¢ and bottomed in January at 14.93 ¢. A typical residential account in Colorado paid about $1,289 for energy over 2025, from $86 in April to $146 in July; use per account ran 557 to 914 kWh a month.

Colorado price by month, 2024 to Jul 2026

Price by month, Colorado: 12 rows
Month202420252026 to Jul
Jan14.2214.9316.44
Feb14.4815.0816.79
Mar14.4115.0416.74
Apr14.4915.5016.54
May14.5215.58No data
Jun14.9616.0417.13
Jul15.2215.9917.00
Aug15.4316.37No data
Sep15.5716.70No data
Oct15.2616.26No data
Nov14.9016.35No data
Dec15.1016.12No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What a typical Colorado account paid each month

Colorado: use per account times price, energy only.

Typical bill by month, Colorado: 12 rows
Month20252026 to Jul
Jan113113
Feb9696
Mar9399
Apr8690
May91No data
Jun114129
Jul146174
Aug144No data
Sep112No data
Oct95No data
Nov92No data
Dec106No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What Colorado power is made of

In plain words. Natural gas is the biggest source in Colorado (32%), and the power made there is dirtier than the U.S. average per kWh. Plants with 4,278 MW are planned to retire by 2030. New plants with 2,745 MW are under construction.

In 2025 Colorado plants of 1 MW or more made 56.6 TWh. The biggest sources: natural gas 32.0%, wind 30.1%, coal 24.8%. For comparison, natural gas makes 40.9% of U.S. generation. Wind, solar and hydro together: 43.0% (22.6% for the U.S.). Colorado plants only; imports and rooftop solar are not counted.

Colorado, share of net generation, %

  • Coal 24.8
  • Natural gas 32.0
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro (conventional) 3.0
  • Wind 30.1
  • Utility-scale solar 9.9
  • Petroleum 0.0
  • Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste 0.1
  • Other

Fuel groups: prices guide.

Colorado, share of net generation and operating capacity: 8 rows
SourceColorado share of generation, %U.S. share, %Colorado generation, TWhColorado capacity, MW
Coal24.816.614.024,199
Natural gas32.040.918.148,042
Hydro (conventional)3.05.51.731,188
Wind30.110.417.025,349
Utility-scale solar9.96.85.613,263
Petroleum0.00.40.01174
Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste0.11.40.0721
Other-0.00.4-0.016

EIA-923 and EIA-860 for Colorado, 2025 data, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Colorado plant pipeline

Colorado, megawatts: 6 rows
Colorado plantsMW
Operating, utility-scale22,242
Battery storage470
Retiring 2026 to 20304,278
Retiring after 2030150
Under construction2,745
Planned2,874

EIA-860 generators in Colorado, 2025 data.

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Colorado carbon per kWh

Colorado plants emitted 1,085 lb of CO₂ per MWh in 2023 (0.492 kg per kWh), against 767 lb for the U.S. An average Colorado home using 673 kWh a month accounts for about 331 kg of CO₂ a month at that rate. The rate is for Colorado plants, not your supplier.

state and national values: 4 rows
MeasureColoradoU.S.
CO₂, lb per MWh1,085.0767.2
CO₂, kg per kWh0.4920.348
NOx, lb per MWh0.5440.452
SO2, lb per MWh0.3510.359

EPA eGRID2023 for Colorado, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Colorado weather

A normal year in Colorado brings 7,502 heating and 251 cooling degree-days (1991 to 2020). 2025 had 6,551 heating (13% below normal) and 352 cooling (40% above normal).

Colorado degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Colorado, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows
Colorado yearHeating (HDD)Cooling (CDD)Normal HDDNormal CDD
201566683387502251
201666723587502251
201764793187502251
201868723957502251
201974983727502251
202068144527502251
202167234287502251
202272124447502251
202372822987502251
202465474297502251
202565513527502251

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Colorado, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Colorado meters and time-of-use rates

92.5% of Colorado home meters are advanced (AMI) meters: 2,438,115 of 2,637,146. 18 of 24 reporting utilities offer a home time-of-use rate, and 1,207,135 home accounts are enrolled in dynamic pricing programs.

EIA-861 meters in Colorado, data year 2024, pulled 2 Oct 2026: homes.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Colorado

Colorado: 858 NFIP flood claims with a loss date in 2015 to 2025, $6.0M paid, median paid claim $4,802; 48th of 55 states and territories by dollars paid. The peak year was 2015 with 329 claims. FEMA counts 0.6% of Colorado residential structures as insured, 37th of 51, and the policy file shows 16,036 NFIP policies in force on 8 Sep 2026. Floods damage substations and lines, and in Colorado this is claims history, not an outage count.

Colorado counties with the most NFIP flood claims
Top counties in ColoradoClaims 2015-2025PaidClaims per 1,000 homes
El Paso County257$1.4M1.1
Denver County88$190K0.4
Arapahoe County82$609K0.4
Jefferson County81$571K0.4
Boulder County69$611K0.6

Colorado: flood claims by state, flood claims by county. 858 Colorado claims as of 8 Sep 2026, OpenFEMA NFIP; counts under 5 hidden.

Colorado charts

Price by sector, Colorado

Home 14.92, business 11.71, industry 8.62 ¢ in 2024.

Colorado price by sector 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearResidentialCommercialIndustrialGap to U.S. residential
201512.129.887.40-0.53
201612.079.607.35-0.48
201712.179.897.50-0.72
201812.1510.027.47-0.72
201912.1810.437.40-0.83
202012.3610.297.48-0.79
202113.0710.848.01-0.59
202214.1911.588.63-0.85
202314.3011.648.50-1.70
202414.9211.718.62-1.56

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Largest utilities, SAIDI

Median of 21 reporters here: 76.9 minutes.

min

  • Public Service Co of Colorado158.0
  • City of Colorado Springs44.8
  • CORE Electric Cooperative74.2
  • United Power, Inc76.9
  • Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC101.4
  • City of Fort Collins11.1
  • Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc42.0
  • Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc56.5
  • U.S. median99.5

Colorado, SAIDI of the largest Colorado utilities: EIA-861 survey.

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Median SAIDI by year, 2015-2024

74 minutes in 2015, 77 in 2024.

Median SAIDI by year, Colorado, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearColorado medianGap to U.S. median reporter
201574-27
201684-18
201772-23
201875-26
201974-24
202083-14
202168-28
202284-19
202371-28
202477-22

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Who serves each county

Colorado counties shaded by utilities listing them; the table shows the top twelve.

Colorado counties by number of electric utilitiesKit CarsonDenverRio GrandeGilpinPhillipsAlamosaLakeJacksonConejosArchuletaPitkinSan JuanSedgwickBentParkBroomfieldHuerfanoMineralElbertProwersChaffeeMontezumaBacaHinsdaleCostillaLa PlataCheyenneClear CreekSummitEagleDouglasSaguacheWashingtonYumaMontroseAdamsArapahoeLincolnMoffatTellerMorganCrowleyDeltaLarimerOurayGarfieldFremontJeffersonSan MiguelWeldBoulderRouttGunnisonRio BlancoPuebloLas AnimasDoloresGrandMesaCusterEl PasoKiowaLoganOtero

1 utility 2 3 4 or more

Colorado counties: first 12 of 64 rows
CountyUtilitiesNames
El Paso8Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC; CORE Electric Cooperative; City of Colorado Springs; City of Fountain; Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado; Southeast Colorado Power Assn; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Weld8City of Longmont; High West Energy, Inc; Highline Electric Assn; Morgan County Rural Elec Assn; Poudre Valley REA, Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado; United Power, Inc; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Larimer7City of Fort Collins; City of Loveland; High West Energy, Inc; Mountain Parks Electric, Inc; Poudre Valley REA, Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Garfield6Grand Valley Power; Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc; Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration; White River Electric Assn, Inc
Pueblo6Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC; Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado; San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc; Southeast Colorado Power Assn; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Washington6Highline Electric Assn; Morgan County Rural Elec Assn; Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration; Y-W Electric Assn Inc
Boulder5City of Longmont; Poudre Valley REA, Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado; United Power, Inc; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Fremont5Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC; CORE Electric Cooperative; Public Service Co of Colorado; San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Logan5High West Energy, Inc; Highline Electric Assn; Morgan County Rural Elec Assn; Public Service Co of Colorado; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Mesa5Grand Valley Power; Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado; San Miguel Power Assn, Inc; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Moffat5Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration; White River Electric Assn, Inc; Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc
Morgan5City of Fort Morgan; Highline Electric Assn; Morgan County Rural Elec Assn; Public Service Co of Colorado; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration

64 rows from EIA-861 Service Territory, Census 2023 county outlines.

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Analyst note

Colorado residential power was 26th highest of 51 in 2015 at 12.12 ¢ and is 25th in 2024 at 14.92 ¢, so the state moved up 1 places. The U.S. figure went 12.65 to 16.48 ¢ while Colorado went +23.1%. The biggest annual move was 2022 at +8.6%; the latest year, 2024, came in at +4.3% against +3.0% for the U.S. Business customers paid 9.88 ¢ in 2015 and 11.71 ¢ in 2024, a gap to homes of -2.24 ¢ then and -3.21 ¢ now; industry went from 7.40 to 8.62 ¢ (+16.5%). Reliability changed little at the 14 Colorado utilities that report in both years: their median SAIDI went from 74 minutes in 2015 to 84 in 2024, +14%, against a U.S. median reporter of 99. Public Service Co of Colorado is the largest by accounts with 1,589,710, 53.4% of the 2,978,176 accounts in Colorado, and the top three hold 68.2%.

At 14.92 ¢/kWh, Colorado residential power is mid-table in the country: 25th of 51, 1.56 ¢ below the U.S. figure. Since 2015 the residential price moved +23.1% against +30.3% nationally, so Colorado has slipped behind the national trend by 7.2 points.

Businesses pay 3.21 ¢ less than households here (-21.5%); business is under home price in 51 of 51. SAIDI for the typical reporter is 76.9 minutes across 21 utilities, under the national 99.5. Three utilities serve 70.2% of accounts.

By revenue, Colorado electricity splits 45.1% residential, 36.2% commercial and 18.7% industrial; by kWh the split is 36.5%, 37.3% and 26.2%. Residential accounts are the largest revenue source here. Home accounts are 85.9% of 2,978,175 accounts and use 674 kWh a month, a commercial account 4,349 and an industrial one 84,135.

Facts

Residents (ACS 2023)
5,810,7742,325,576 households
Electric accounts
2,978,176513 per 1,000 residents
Residential price
14.92 ¢/kWh-1.56 ¢ against the U.S.
Commercial price
11.71 ¢/kWh-1.04 ¢ against the U.S.
Industrial price
8.62 ¢/kWh+0.49 ¢ against the U.S.
Residential since 2015
+23.1%-7.2 points vs U.S.
Retail sales
56.8 TWh9,782 kWh a resident
Utilities listed
2820 cooperative, 6 municipal, 2 investor owned
Median SAIDI
76.9 min21 utilities, 0.77x U.S.
Net-metered capacity
1,411 MW188,191 installations
Top three utilities
70.2%of utility accounts
Business minus home
-3.21 ¢-21.5% of the home price
Counties with 2+ utilities
62 of 64most: Weld, 8 utilities

Data tables

Colorado: price by year

YearHomeBusinessIndustryHome vs U.S.
201512.129.887.40-0.53
201612.079.607.35-0.48
201712.179.897.50-0.72
201812.1510.027.47-0.72
201912.1810.437.40-0.83
202012.3610.297.48-0.79
202113.0710.848.01-0.59
202214.1911.588.63-0.85
202314.3011.648.50-1.70
202414.9211.718.62-1.56

Questions on Colorado

How many cents per kWh do Colorado homes pay?

14.92 cents in 2024, which is -1.56 cents against the U.S. figure.

Did Colorado electricity get more expensive after 2015?

It went from 12.12 to 14.92 cents, +23.1% in total, -7.2 points against the U.S.

How many utilities does EIA list for Colorado?

28 utilities have Colorado as their largest state, and 21 of them report SAIDI.

How much solar net metering exists in Colorado?

1,411 MW over 188,191 installations.

How many electric accounts does Colorado have per 1,000 residents?

513: 2,978,176 accounts for 5,810,774 residents.

Do Colorado businesses pay more than households?

Businesses pay 11.71 ¢ and homes 14.92 ¢, a difference of -3.21 ¢.

What did Colorado residential electricity cost in 2025?

Colorado averaged 15.85 cents per kWh, +6.2% against 14.92 in 2024, and 22 of 51 among states.

When in 2025 did Colorado residential power cost most, September or January?

September at 16.70 cents in Colorado; January was the lowest at 14.93, a 12% spread.

States with a similar home price

Closest to Colorado at 14.92 ¢/kWh, by 2024 average home price.

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How Colorado ranks and compares

Colorado is 30th cheapest of 51 on price (15.85 ¢); 21st of 44 on outage minutes (119 min); 42nd cleanest grid (1,085 lb CO2 per MWh); 50th highest income burden (1.39%).

All rankings, price, income and outages explorer, compare two states.

Help paying the bill in Colorado

Colorado has $55.5 million in federal energy-assistance money for FY2026, shutoff rules and phone lines. Open the Colorado help page.

Counties in Colorado ranked: highest and lowest energy burden, storm reports and old homes, county by county.

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In 2025 Colorado homes paid 15.85 ¢/kWh: rank 22 of 51, 8.4% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 14.92 ¢).

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