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Colorado electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in Colorado paid an average of 14.93¢ per kilowatthour, up 5.0% on the same month a year earlier (14.22¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; Colorado was 6.3% below that. It ranked 21st highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,887,332 MWh, up 2.8% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $112.73 on 755 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14.93¢ | 14.22¢ | +5.0% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 10.99¢ | 10.85¢ | +1.3% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 8.62¢ | 8.17¢ | +5.5% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 11.89¢ | 11.47¢ | +3.7% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.9 TWh | 1.8 TWh | +2.8% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.9 TWh | 4.8 TWh | +1.9% |
| Residential customers | 2,498,866 | 2,539,521 | -1.6% |
| Average residential bill | $112.73 | $102.81 | +9.6% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 755 | 723 | +4.4% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Colorado in January 2025?
14.93¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.99¢ for commercial and 8.62¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 14.22¢ in January 2024, a change of +5.0%. Residential sales changed by +2.8% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$112.73, on average use of 755 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Colorado page.