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Electricity prices in Colorado

What homes in Colorado pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
16.6¢ a kWh
Up 7.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$112 a month
Up 7.0% on a year ago
Average use
677 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
21 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Colorado homes paid 16.6¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Colorado vs the US

ColoradoUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202616.6¢18.0¢
Price in July 202617.0¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$112$156
Bill in July 2026$174$212
Average monthly use677 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+7.7%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+36%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Colorado

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 83% of homes in Colorado; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado)Investor-owned16.7¢+8.0%$981,388,016
City of Colorado SpringsMunicipal15.7¢+4.3%$95222,578
CORE Electric CooperativeCooperative17.0¢+11%$143170,028
United PowerCooperative17.8¢+8.5%$143106,328
Black Hills Colorado ElectricInvestor-owned19.0¢+6.0%$10490,132
City of Fort CollinsMunicipal14.8¢+8.3%$8972,656
Poudre Valley REACooperative12.8¢+3.5%$11251,454

Heating fuels in Colorado: propane.