Colorado Electricity Prices: 15.69 US cents/kWh Residential, 2025

The average residential price of electricity in Colorado was 15.69 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 23rd highest residential price of the 51 states and DC. That is over the previous year +5.2%, over five years +26.9%, over ten years +29.5%. Commercial customers paid 12.37 US cents/kWh and industrial customers 9.02 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 15.69 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 23rd highest residential price of the 51 states and DC.
Commercial customers in Colorado paid an average of 12.37 US cents/kWh in 2025, and industrial customers 9.02 US cents/kWh.
Colorado's residential electricity price rose 26.9% over the five years to 2025.
Colorado's residential electricity price rose 29.5% over the ten years to 2025.
The most recent monthly figure for Colorado is August 2026.

Key Figures

Measure	Value	As of / source
Residential price	15.69 US cents/kWh	2025 · EIA
Commercial price	12.37 US cents/kWh	2025 · EIA
Industrial price	9.02 US cents/kWh	2025 · EIA
All sectors	12.67 US cents/kWh	2025 · EIA
Residential price rank, highest first	23 of 51	2025 · EIA
Change over 1 year	+5.2%	to 2025 · EIA
Change over 5 years	+26.9%	to 2025 · EIA
Change over 10 years	+29.5%	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's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 15.69 US cents/kWh.

Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh

Colorado average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
Year	All sectors	Residential	Commercial	Industrial
2001	6.02 US cents/kWh	7.47 US cents/kWh	5.67 US cents/kWh	4.48 US cents/kWh
2002	6.00 US cents/kWh	7.37 US cents/kWh	5.67 US cents/kWh	4.52 US cents/kWh
2003	6.77 US cents/kWh	8.14 US cents/kWh	6.60 US cents/kWh	5.10 US cents/kWh
2004	6.95 US cents/kWh	8.42 US cents/kWh	6.89 US cents/kWh	5.11 US cents/kWh
2005	7.64 US cents/kWh	9.06 US cents/kWh	7.62 US cents/kWh	5.74 US cents/kWh
2006	7.61 US cents/kWh	9.02 US cents/kWh	7.50 US cents/kWh	5.88 US cents/kWh
2007	7.76 US cents/kWh	9.25 US cents/kWh	7.62 US cents/kWh	5.97 US cents/kWh
2008	8.59 US cents/kWh	10.13 US cents/kWh	8.57 US cents/kWh	6.65 US cents/kWh
2009	8.31 US cents/kWh	10.00 US cents/kWh	8.15 US cents/kWh	6.39 US cents/kWh
2010	9.15 US cents/kWh	11.04 US cents/kWh	9.13 US cents/kWh	6.90 US cents/kWh
2011	9.39 US cents/kWh	11.27 US cents/kWh	9.44 US cents/kWh	7.06 US cents/kWh
2012	9.39 US cents/kWh	11.46 US cents/kWh	9.39 US cents/kWh	6.95 US cents/kWh
2013	9.88 US cents/kWh	11.93 US cents/kWh	9.86 US cents/kWh	7.34 US cents/kWh
2014	10.06 US cents/kWh	12.18 US cents/kWh	10.08 US cents/kWh	7.47 US cents/kWh
2015	9.94 US cents/kWh	12.12 US cents/kWh	9.88 US cents/kWh	7.40 US cents/kWh
2016	9.83 US cents/kWh	12.07 US cents/kWh	9.60 US cents/kWh	7.35 US cents/kWh
2017	9.99 US cents/kWh	12.17 US cents/kWh	9.89 US cents/kWh	7.50 US cents/kWh
2018	10.02 US cents/kWh	12.15 US cents/kWh	10.02 US cents/kWh	7.47 US cents/kWh
2019	10.17 US cents/kWh	12.18 US cents/kWh	10.43 US cents/kWh	7.40 US cents/kWh
2020	10.27 US cents/kWh	12.36 US cents/kWh	10.29 US cents/kWh	7.48 US cents/kWh
2021	10.90 US cents/kWh	13.07 US cents/kWh	10.84 US cents/kWh	8.01 US cents/kWh
2022	11.75 US cents/kWh	14.19 US cents/kWh	11.58 US cents/kWh	8.63 US cents/kWh
2023	11.76 US cents/kWh	14.30 US cents/kWh	11.64 US cents/kWh	8.50 US cents/kWh
2024	12.07 US cents/kWh	14.92 US cents/kWh	11.71 US cents/kWh	8.62 US cents/kWh
2025	12.67 US cents/kWh	15.69 US cents/kWh	12.37 US cents/kWh	9.02 US cents/kWh

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months, through August 2026

Colorado's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from September 2025 to August 2026.

Monthly statistics through August 2026, US cents/kWh

Colorado average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month
Month	All sectors	Residential
2025-09	13.35 US cents/kWh	16.49 US cents/kWh
2025-10	12.69 US cents/kWh	16.08 US cents/kWh
2025-11	12.76 US cents/kWh	16.19 US cents/kWh
2025-12	12.60 US cents/kWh	15.97 US cents/kWh
2026-01	13.08 US cents/kWh	16.44 US cents/kWh
2026-02	13.44 US cents/kWh	16.79 US cents/kWh
2026-03	13.33 US cents/kWh	16.74 US cents/kWh
2026-04	13.03 US cents/kWh	16.54 US cents/kWh
2026-05	13.13 US cents/kWh	16.16 US cents/kWh
2026-06	14.27 US cents/kWh	17.13 US cents/kWh
2026-07	14.20 US cents/kWh	17.00 US cents/kWh
2026-08	14.36 US cents/kWh	17.17 US cents/kWh

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

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Colorado Electricity Prices: 15.69 US cents/kWh Residential, 2025

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