Colorado Electricity Rates, Providers & Generation
In Colorado, the average residential electricity rate is 15.84¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking 30th nationally; the typical home spends $107 per month on electricity; 11% of generation comes from renewable sources.
Colorado electricity overview
Production, consumption, and emissions for Colorado based on the most recent reported year (2025).
- Population
- 6,012,561
- Total production
- 225.4 TWh 37.49 MWh per capita
- Total consumption
- 56.7 TWh 9.42 MWh per capita
- Production from renewables
- 24.8 TWh 11.0% of generation
- Production from non-renewables
- 200.7 TWh
Colorado electricity rates & bills
Average residential electricity rate in Colorado, last 22 months.
| Sector | Avg rate (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|
| Residential | 15.84¢ |
| Commercial | 12.47¢ |
| Industrial | 9.06¢ |
How Colorado generates electricity
Generation mix from in-state power plants over the most recent twelve months, by fuel category.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
| Fuel | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| fossil fuels | 13.9% | 30.7 TWh |
| renewable | 11.4% | 25.1 TWh |
| all renewables | 10.5% | 23.1 TWh |
| natural gas | 8.4% | 18.5 TWh |
| natural gas & other gases | 8.4% | 18.5 TWh |
| wind | 7.8% | 17.3 TWh |
| onshore wind turbine | 7.8% | 17.3 TWh |
| coal, excluding waste coal | 5.5% | 12.2 TWh |
| all coal products | 5.5% | 12.2 TWh |
| subbituminous coal | 4.6% | 10.1 TWh |
| estimated total solar photovoltaic | 3.7% | 8.1 TWh |
| estimated total solar | 3.7% | 8.1 TWh |
| solar | 2.6% | 5.8 TWh |
| solar photovoltaic | 2.6% | 5.8 TWh |
| estimated small scale solar photovoltaic | 1.0% | 2.3 TWh |
| conventional hydroelectric | 0.9% | 2.0 TWh |
| bituminous coal and synthetic coal | 0.9% | 1.9 TWh |
| bituminous coal | 0.9% | 1.9 TWh |
Colorado production fuel makeup
Share of in-state generation by fuel over the latest twelve months.
- fossil fuels13.9%
- renewable11.4%
- all renewables10.5%
- natural gas8.4%
- natural gas & other gases8.4%
- wind7.8%
- onshore wind turbine7.8%
- coal, excluding waste coal5.5%
- all coal products5.5%
- subbituminous coal4.6%
- estimated total solar photovoltaic3.7%
- estimated total solar3.7%
- solar2.6%
- solar photovoltaic2.6%
- estimated small scale solar photovoltaic1.0%
- conventional hydroelectric0.9%
- bituminous coal and synthetic coal0.9%
- bituminous coal0.9%
Electric utilities in Colorado
The 17 electric distribution utilities that serve Colorado, by customers served. These are the companies that deliver power and handle outages.
| Utility | Parent company | Customers served | Outage map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado (Xcel) | Xcel Energy | 1,500,000 | Outage map |
| Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power | — | 216,000 | — |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | — | 64,275 | — |
| EverBright, LLC | — | 63,164 | Outage map |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | — | 63,164 | Outage map |
| Poudre Valley REA, Inc | — | 57,387 | Outage map |
| White River Electric Assn, Inc | — | 49,540 | Outage map |
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | — | 37,858 | Outage map |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | — | 29,448 | Outage map |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | — | 26,747 | Outage map |
| Grand Valley Power | — | 21,147 | Outage map |
| Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc | — | 20,377 | — |
| Empire Electric Assn, Inc | — | 17,449 | Outage map |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | — | 15,490 | Outage map |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | — | 13,082 | Outage map |
| High West Energy, Inc | — | 11,702 | Outage map |
| Morgan County Rural Elec Assn | — | 9,760 | Outage map |
Residential electricity providers in Colorado
20 utilities and retail providers serving residential customers, ordered by customer count.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Investor-owned | 1,365,053 | 9.8 TWh | 15.05¢ | — |
| City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Municipal | 216,771 | 1.6 TWh | 14.45¢ | — |
| CORE Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 165,067 | 1.7 TWh | 15.04¢ | — |
| United Power, Inc | Cooperative | 101,502 | 987.3 GWh | 15.75¢ | — |
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Investor-owned | 89,252 | 611.8 GWh | 17.05¢ | — |
| City of Fort Collins - (CO) | Municipal | 70,803 | 528.0 GWh | 13.21¢ | — |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 59,789 | 643.8 GWh | 15.52¢ | — |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 49,982 | 689.8 GWh | 12.04¢ | — |
| Poudre Valley REA, Inc | Cooperative | 49,587 | 526.3 GWh | 12.21¢ | — |
| City of Longmont | Municipal | 40,855 | 339.0 GWh | 12.30¢ | — |
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 39,931 | 316.5 GWh | 16.71¢ | — |
| City of Loveland - (CO) | Municipal | 37,007 | 276.1 GWh | 14.40¢ | — |
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | Cooperative | 32,575 | 280.0 GWh | 14.97¢ | — |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 23,289 | 182.7 GWh | 17.78¢ | — |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 23,253 | 241.3 GWh | 16.76¢ | — |
| Mountain Parks Electric, Inc | Cooperative | 19,183 | 171.9 GWh | 15.98¢ | — |
| Grand Valley Power | Cooperative | 17,268 | 164.1 GWh | 15.94¢ | — |
| City of Fountain | Municipal | 17,242 | 149.8 GWh | 13.74¢ | — |
| Empire Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 12,899 | 109.3 GWh | 15.31¢ | — |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 12,154 | 118.0 GWh | 16.32¢ | — |
Commercial electricity providers in Colorado
20 providers serving commercial customers, ordered by annual sales.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Investor-owned | 224,348 | 12.7 TWh | 11.84¢ | — |
| City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Municipal | 42,408 | 1.2 TWh | 9.56¢ | — |
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Investor-owned | 12,411 | 857.0 GWh | 12.05¢ | — |
| CORE Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 15,744 | 856.4 GWh | 12.27¢ | — |
| United Power, Inc | Cooperative | 11,980 | 655.9 GWh | 12.62¢ | — |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 11,196 | 521.1 GWh | 10.04¢ | — |
| City of Fort Collins - (CO) | Municipal | 9,174 | 478.3 GWh | 11.50¢ | — |
| Poudre Valley REA, Inc | Cooperative | 5,014 | 426.4 GWh | 11.15¢ | — |
| City of Longmont | Municipal | 2,873 | 341.8 GWh | 11.04¢ | — |
| Morgan County Rural Elec Assn | Cooperative | 2,122 | 255.9 GWh | 9.86¢ | — |
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 6,839 | 252.3 GWh | 12.69¢ | — |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 4,445 | 200.5 GWh | 13.11¢ | — |
| Y-W Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 2,277 | 164.9 GWh | 10.20¢ | — |
| Empire Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 2,824 | 146.2 GWh | 10.83¢ | — |
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | Cooperative | 4,053 | 143.3 GWh | 11.64¢ | — |
| Southeast Colorado Power Assn | Cooperative | 2,766 | 136.0 GWh | 12.98¢ | — |
| Mountain Parks Electric, Inc | Cooperative | 3,568 | 130.7 GWh | 12.30¢ | — |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 4,518 | 127.8 GWh | 13.17¢ | — |
| City of Fort Morgan | Municipal | 1,134 | 127.3 GWh | 9.57¢ | — |
| K C Electric Association | Cooperative | 2,560 | 121.5 GWh | 12.51¢ | — |
Power plant map of Colorado
272 power plants in Colorado with known coordinates, plotted by location. Marker size reflects nameplate capacity; color shows primary fuel.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
Power plants in Colorado
Largest in-state electricity generators by annual net generation, with associated CO2 emissions where available.
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche (CO) | — | SUB | 1.3 GW | 6.8 TWh | 7.0 M tonnes | 1,028 kg |
| Craig (CO) | — | SUB | 1.4 GW | 4.7 TWh | 5.3 M tonnes | 1,118 kg |
| Fort St Vrain | — | NG | 1.1 GW | 4.1 TWh | 1.7 M tonnes | 405 kg |
| Cherokee | — | NG | 1.0 GW | 3.6 TWh | 1.5 M tonnes | 423 kg |
| Pawnee | — | NG | 552 MW | 2.7 TWh | 3.1 M tonnes | 1,137 kg |
| Hayden | — | BIT | 465 MW | 2.4 TWh | 2.7 M tonnes | 1,087 kg |
| Rocky Mountain Energy Center | — | NG | 685 MW | 2.4 TWh | 1.1 M tonnes | 450 kg |
| Rush Creek Wind | — | WND | 600 MW | 2.1 TWh | — | — |
| Front Range Power Plant | — | NG | 554 MW | 2.0 TWh | 870.0 k tonnes | 431 kg |
| Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | — | WND | 498 MW | 1.8 TWh | — | — |
| Rawhide | — | NG | 800 MW | 1.5 TWh | 1.4 M tonnes | 959 kg |
| Pueblo Airport Generating Station | — | NG | 440 MW | 1.5 TWh | 726.3 k tonnes | 490 kg |
| Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | — | WND | 300 MW | 1.1 TWh | — | — |
| JM Shafer Generating Station | — | NG | 397 MW | 1.1 TWh | 481.4 k tonnes | 458 kg |
| Ray D Nixon | — | SUB | 283 MW | 976.5 GWh | 1.1 M tonnes | 1,086 kg |
| Limon III Wind LLC | — | WND | 201 MW | 766.2 GWh | — | — |
| Niyol Wind, LLC | — | WND | 206 MW | 717.6 GWh | — | — |
| Golden West Power Partners LLC | — | WND | 250 MW | 699.8 GWh | — | — |
| Peetz Table Wind Energy | — | WND | 200 MW | 653.2 GWh | — | — |
| Cedar Point Wind | — | WND | 252 MW | 589.7 GWh | — | — |
| Cedar Creek Wind | — | WND | 301 MW | 585.6 GWh | — | — |
| Carousel Wind Farm LLC | — | WND | 150 MW | 583.9 GWh | — | — |
| Colorado Green Holdings LLC | — | WND | 162 MW | 566.9 GWh | — | — |
| Mountain Breeze Wind, LLC | — | WND | 172 MW | 545.5 GWh | — | — |
| Bighorn Solar 1 | — | SUN | 240 MW | 541.7 GWh | — | — |
| Cedar Creek II | — | WND | 248 MW | 539.1 GWh | — | — |
| Limon Wind I | — | WND | 200 MW | 530.2 GWh | — | — |
| Panorama Wind, LLC | — | WND | 145 MW | 529.1 GWh | — | — |
| Northern Colorado Wind LLC | — | WND | 174 MW | 517.3 GWh | — | — |
| Logan Wind Energy | — | WND | 201 MW | 496.1 GWh | — | — |
| Limon Wind II | — | WND | 200 MW | 456.8 GWh | — | — |
| Sun Mountain Solar 1 | — | SUN | 200 MW | 454.2 GWh | — | — |
| Neptune Energy Center Hybrid | — | SUN | 450 MW | 411.0 GWh | — | — |
| Blue Spruce Energy Center | — | NG | 398 MW | 402.4 GWh | 269.5 k tonnes | 670 kg |
| Crossing Trails Wind Power Project LLC. | — | WND | 104 MW | 399.3 GWh | — | — |
| Manchief Electric Generating Station | — | NG | 300 MW | 354.3 GWh | 205.9 k tonnes | 581 kg |
| Colorado Highlands Wind | — | WND | 96 MW | 337.2 GWh | — | — |
| Thunder Wolf Energy Center Hybrid | — | SUN | 348 MW | 325.0 GWh | — | — |
| Twin Buttes II Wind | — | WND | 75 MW | 283.8 GWh | — | — |
| Morrow Point | — | WAT | 173 MW | 273.9 GWh | — | — |
| Comanche Solar | — | SUN | 120 MW | 257.2 GWh | — | — |
| Spindle Hill Energy Center | — | NG | 420 MW | 252.7 GWh | 148.1 k tonnes | 586 kg |
| Frank Knutson | — | NG | 154 MW | 246.6 GWh | 172.7 k tonnes | 700 kg |
| Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project | — | NG | 194 MW | 219.1 GWh | 107.3 k tonnes | 490 kg |
| Twin Buttes Wind Project | — | WND | 75 MW | 219.0 GWh | — | — |
| Flatiron | — | WAT | 95 MW | 201.7 GWh | — | — |
| Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Ctr | — | WND | 63 MW | 189.2 GWh | — | — |
| Pole Hill | — | WAT | 38 MW | 186.4 GWh | — | — |
| Busch Ranch II Wind Farm | — | WND | 59 MW | 183.4 GWh | — | — |
| Peak View Wind Farm | — | WND | 61 MW | 183.4 GWh | — | — |
Data centers & crypto mining in Colorado
Data centers and cryptocurrency-mining operations are large electricity consumers that show up inside Colorado's commercial and industrial load. EIA does not publish a facility-level data-center inventory, so the figures below pair reported commercial and industrial sales with EIA estimates of data-center and crypto-mining electricity demand.
No state-level EIA estimate of cryptocurrency-mining load is available for Colorado; mining is concentrated in a handful of states.
Quick facts about electricity in Colorado
- The average residential electricity rate in Colorado is 15.84¢ per kWh, the 30th lowest among the 50 states and DC.
- The typical residential electricity bill in Colorado is $107 per month.
- Colorado's largest source of in-state generation is fossil fuels, at 13.9% of the mix.
- Renewable sources account for 11.0% of the electricity generated in Colorado.
- Colorado generated 225.4 TWh of electricity in the most recent reported year.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average electricity rate in Colorado?
The average residential electricity rate in Colorado was 15.84¢ per kilowatt-hour as of 2025, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, ranking 30th among the 50 states and DC.
What is the average electricity bill in Colorado?
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Colorado was $107 in 2025. This figure is calculated from total annual residential revenue divided by average customer count over twelve months, using EIA Form 861 data.
Can I choose my electricity provider in Colorado?
No. Most residential customers receive electricity from a regulated utility serving their area.
What share of Colorado's electricity comes from renewable sources?
In 2025, 11.0% of electricity generated in Colorado came from renewable sources (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass), based on EIA Form 923 data.
How much electricity do data centers use in Colorado?
Data centers in Colorado are estimated to use about 2.5 TWh of electricity per year, roughly 4.3% of the state's electricity sales. EIA does not publish facility-level data-center data; this is an estimate that apportions national EIA/DOE data-center figures by Colorado's share of U.S. commercial electricity sales.