Colorado electricity rates (August 2026)

Average residential and commercial electricity prices in Colorado from EIA's monthly utility survey, with the trend, the largest utilities and what power costs a typical homeowner.

Residential rate

17.17¢

▲ 5.9% vs a year agoper kWh, August 2026; ranks 22 of 51 (1 = highest)

Commercial rate

13.94¢

per kWh, August 2026

Average home bill

$113

per month over the last 12 months, about 680 kWh

U.S. residential average

18.16¢

Colorado is 5% below the U.S. average.

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Colorado vs U.S. residential rate

Cents per kWh by month, last 36 months.

Last 12 months in Colorado

Month	Residential	Commercial	U.S. residential	Avg kWh	Avg bill
August 2026	17.17¢	13.94¢	18.16¢	973	$167
July 2026	17.00¢	13.81¢	18.31¢	1,024	$174
June 2026	17.13¢	14.19¢	18.34¢	751	$129
May 2026	16.16¢	13.13¢	18.44¢	600	$97
April 2026	16.54¢	12.92¢	18.86¢	546	$90
March 2026	16.74¢	12.98¢	18.60¢	592	$99
February 2026	16.79¢	13.26¢	17.65¢	573	$96
January 2026	16.44¢	12.48¢	17.45¢	685	$113
December 2025	15.97¢	12.12¢	17.11¢	640	$102
November 2025	16.19¢	12.51¢	17.77¢	548	$89
October 2025	16.08¢	12.47¢	17.95¢	570	$92
September 2025	16.49¢	13.46¢	18.05¢	652	$108

Largest utilities in Colorado

Residential rates for the biggest utilities in Colorado that report monthly to EIA, ordered by number of homes served, for August 2026.

Utility	Type	Rate	Avg kWh	Avg bill	Homes
Public Service Co of Colorado	Investor Owned	18.03¢	861	$155	1,388,731
City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	Municipal	16.29¢	792	$129	222,790
CORE Electric Cooperative	Cooperative	16.95¢	1,067	$181	170,150
United Power, Inc	Cooperative	16.76¢	1,157	$194	106,701
Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC	Investor Owned	20.83¢	779	$162	90,165
City of Fort Collins - (CO)	Municipal	15.97¢	921	$147	72,706
Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Cooperative	12.04¢	1,143	$138	51,521
San Luis Valley R E C, Inc	Cooperative	23.12¢	475	$110	9,143
K C Electric Association	Cooperative	12.76¢	1,330	$170	3,416
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	9.06¢	1,008	$91	1,512
High West Energy, Inc	Cooperative	15.44¢	770	$119	678

What electricity adds to owning a home in Colorado

A typical Colorado home is valued at $529,013 (Zillow). With 10% down at this week's 7.24% 30-year rate, principal and interest come to about $3,245 a month. The average electric bill of $113 adds about 3% on top of that, or $1,355 a year. See Colorado property tax and closing costs or run the monthly payment.

Bills follow the seasons: in Colorado the highest-use month of the last year averaged 1,024 kWh per home and the lowest 546 kWh. Budget for the expensive months, not the average.

Common questions

What is the average electricity rate in Colorado?

Homes in Colorado paid an average of 17.17 cents per kWh in August 2026, 5% below the U.S. average of 18.16 cents (EIA Form 861M).

How much is the average electric bill in Colorado?

Over the last 12 months the average Colorado home used about 680 kWh a month and paid about $113 a month.

Have Colorado electricity rates gone up?

The residential rate is 5.9% higher than in August 2025, when it was 16.21 cents per kWh.

What do businesses pay for electricity in Colorado?

Commercial customers in Colorado paid 13.94 cents per kWh in August 2026.

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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue (state and utility data, latest month August 2026; EIA marks recent months preliminary and may revise them); ZIP-to-utility map: OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zip Code (2024), CC BY 4.0. Rates are average revenue per kWh (total bill divided by kWh sold), so they include fixed and delivery charges. EIA posts each month about eight weeks after it ends; this page checks for new data every morning.