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Colorado Electricity Prices: 15.85 US cents/kWh Residential, 2025

The average residential price of electricity in Colorado was 15.85 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 22nd highest residential price of the 51 states and DC. That is over the previous year +6.2%, over five years +28.2%, over ten years +30.8%. Commercial customers paid 12.47 US cents/kWh and industrial customers 9.07 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics; they are not real time and do not include taxes or fees billed separately by some utilities.

Key Facts

  • The average residential price of electricity in Colorado was 15.85 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 22nd highest residential price of the 51 states and DC.
  • Commercial customers in Colorado paid an average of 12.47 US cents/kWh in 2025, and industrial customers 9.07 US cents/kWh.
  • Colorado's residential electricity price rose 28.2% over the five years to 2025.
  • Colorado's residential electricity price rose 30.8% over the ten years to 2025.
  • The most recent monthly figure for Colorado is June 2026.

Key Figures

MeasureValueAs of / source
Residential price15.85 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Commercial price12.47 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Industrial price9.07 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
All sectors12.77 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Residential price rank, highest first22 of 512025 · EIA
Change over 1 year+6.2%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 5 years+28.2%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 10 years+30.8%to 2025 · EIA

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Price History, 2001 to 2025

EIA annual statistics
Colorado average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025 Colorado's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 15.85 US cents/kWh. 0 5 10 15 20 20012006201120162021
Colorado's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 15.85 US cents/kWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh
Colorado average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
YearAll sectorsResidentialCommercialIndustrial
20016.02 US cents/kWh7.47 US cents/kWh5.67 US cents/kWh4.48 US cents/kWh
20026.00 US cents/kWh7.37 US cents/kWh5.67 US cents/kWh4.52 US cents/kWh
20036.77 US cents/kWh8.14 US cents/kWh6.60 US cents/kWh5.10 US cents/kWh
20046.95 US cents/kWh8.42 US cents/kWh6.89 US cents/kWh5.11 US cents/kWh
20057.64 US cents/kWh9.06 US cents/kWh7.62 US cents/kWh5.74 US cents/kWh
20067.61 US cents/kWh9.02 US cents/kWh7.50 US cents/kWh5.88 US cents/kWh
20077.76 US cents/kWh9.25 US cents/kWh7.62 US cents/kWh5.97 US cents/kWh
20088.59 US cents/kWh10.13 US cents/kWh8.57 US cents/kWh6.65 US cents/kWh
20098.31 US cents/kWh10.00 US cents/kWh8.15 US cents/kWh6.39 US cents/kWh
20109.15 US cents/kWh11.04 US cents/kWh9.13 US cents/kWh6.90 US cents/kWh
20119.39 US cents/kWh11.27 US cents/kWh9.44 US cents/kWh7.06 US cents/kWh
20129.39 US cents/kWh11.46 US cents/kWh9.39 US cents/kWh6.95 US cents/kWh
20139.88 US cents/kWh11.93 US cents/kWh9.86 US cents/kWh7.34 US cents/kWh
201410.06 US cents/kWh12.18 US cents/kWh10.08 US cents/kWh7.47 US cents/kWh
20159.94 US cents/kWh12.12 US cents/kWh9.88 US cents/kWh7.40 US cents/kWh
20169.83 US cents/kWh12.07 US cents/kWh9.60 US cents/kWh7.35 US cents/kWh
20179.99 US cents/kWh12.17 US cents/kWh9.89 US cents/kWh7.50 US cents/kWh
201810.02 US cents/kWh12.15 US cents/kWh10.02 US cents/kWh7.47 US cents/kWh
201910.17 US cents/kWh12.18 US cents/kWh10.43 US cents/kWh7.40 US cents/kWh
202010.27 US cents/kWh12.36 US cents/kWh10.29 US cents/kWh7.48 US cents/kWh
202110.90 US cents/kWh13.07 US cents/kWh10.84 US cents/kWh8.01 US cents/kWh
202211.75 US cents/kWh14.19 US cents/kWh11.58 US cents/kWh8.63 US cents/kWh
202311.76 US cents/kWh14.30 US cents/kWh11.64 US cents/kWh8.50 US cents/kWh
202412.07 US cents/kWh14.92 US cents/kWh11.71 US cents/kWh8.62 US cents/kWh
202512.77 US cents/kWh15.85 US cents/kWh12.47 US cents/kWh9.07 US cents/kWh

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months, through June 2026
Colorado average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month Colorado's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026. 0 5 10 15 20 Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026
Colorado's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026.
Monthly statistics through June 2026, US cents/kWh
Colorado average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month
MonthAll sectorsResidential
2025-0713.45 US cents/kWh15.99 US cents/kWh
2025-0813.59 US cents/kWh16.37 US cents/kWh
2025-0913.48 US cents/kWh16.70 US cents/kWh
2025-1012.80 US cents/kWh16.26 US cents/kWh
2025-1112.87 US cents/kWh16.35 US cents/kWh
2025-1212.69 US cents/kWh16.12 US cents/kWh
2026-0113.09 US cents/kWh16.44 US cents/kWh
2026-0213.44 US cents/kWh16.79 US cents/kWh
2026-0313.34 US cents/kWh16.74 US cents/kWh
2026-0413.07 US cents/kWh16.54 US cents/kWh
2026-0513.13 US cents/kWh16.16 US cents/kWh
2026-0614.27 US cents/kWh17.13 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of June 2026.