Electricity and gas prices in Colorado
Households in Colorado paid an average of 17.13¢ per kilowatt-hour for electricity in June 2026, and $15.05 per thousand cubic feet of natural gas in June 2026. That is the 23rd highest electricity price of the fifty states and DC.
What heat costs here
Dollars per million BTU delivered into the house — the only figure that compares a heat pump with a furnace, and the only one that needs no assumption about your house.
Which certified heat pumps hold their capacity at 5 °F in Colorado
Five years of prices
Who sells electricity in Colorado
Utilities reporting at least 1,000 residential customers. The price column is derived — total residential revenue divided by total residential sales in EIA’s 2024 annual survey — not a tariff, and not this month’s rate.
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | Derived from the 2024 survey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co Of Colorado | Investor Owned | 1,365,053 | 15.05¢ |
| City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) | Municipal | 216,771 | 14.45¢ |
| Core Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 165,067 | 15.04¢ |
| United Power, Inc. | Cooperative | 101,502 | 15.75¢ |
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Investor Owned | 89,252 | 17.05¢ |
| City Of Fort Collins - (Co) | Municipal | 70,803 | 13.21¢ |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc. | Cooperative | 59,789 | 15.52¢ |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc. | Cooperative | 49,982 | 12.04¢ |
| Poudre Valley Rea, Inc. | Cooperative | 49,587 | 12.21¢ |
| City Of Longmont | Municipal | 40,855 | 12.30¢ |
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc. | Cooperative | 39,931 | 16.71¢ |
| Adjustment 2024 | 37,084 | 16.17¢ | |
| City Of Loveland - (Co) | Municipal | 37,007 | 14.40¢ |
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | Cooperative | 32,575 | 14.97¢ |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc. | Cooperative | 23,289 | 17.78¢ |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc. | Cooperative | 23,253 | 16.76¢ |
| Mountain Parks Electric, Inc. | Cooperative | 19,183 | 15.98¢ |
| Grand Valley Power | Cooperative | 17,268 | 15.94¢ |
| City Of Fountain | Municipal | 17,242 | 13.74¢ |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | 12,912 | 11.63¢ |
| Empire Electric Assn, Inc. | Cooperative | 12,899 | 15.31¢ |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc. | Cooperative | 12,154 | 16.32¢ |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc. | Cooperative | 9,115 | 18.38¢ |
| Sunrun Inc. | Behind the Meter | 8,558 | 15.88¢ |
| Southeast Colorado Power Assn | Cooperative | 8,148 | 17.22¢ |
| City Of Fort Morgan | Municipal | 5,999 | 6.97¢ |
| Morgan County Rural Elec Assn | Cooperative | 5,825 | 14.37¢ |
| Sunnova | Behind the Meter | 5,760 | 15.53¢ |
| Highline Electric Assn | Cooperative | 5,047 | 14.12¢ |
| Y-W Electric Assn Inc. | Cooperative | 4,876 | 15.64¢ |
| K C Electric Association | Cooperative | 3,404 | 13.09¢ |
| White River Electric Assn, Inc. | Cooperative | 2,633 | 13.78¢ |
| Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc. | Cooperative | 1,526 | 9.35¢ |
| Sunpower Capital, LLC | Behind the Meter | 1,261 | 24.78¢ |
| Spruce Finance | Behind the Meter | 1,051 | 9.27¢ |
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Prices: EIA Electric Power Monthly and Natural Gas Monthly, residential sector. Utility figures: EIA-861 annual survey, data year 2024. Both public domain.