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Colorado electricity prices, October 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In October 2025, residential customers in Colorado paid an average of 16.26¢ per kilowatthour, up 6.6% on the same month a year earlier (15.26¢). The US average for the month was 17.97¢; Colorado was 9.5% below that. It ranked 24th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,483,682 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $95.39 on 587 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 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | Change | US, Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 16.26¢ | 15.26¢ | +6.6% | 17.97¢ |
| Commercial | 12.59¢ | 11.51¢ | +9.4% | 13.49¢ |
| Industrial | 9.14¢ | 8.39¢ | +8.9% | 8.65¢ |
| All sectors | 12.80¢ | 11.89¢ | +7.7% | 13.66¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.5 TWh | 1.5 TWh | -0.2% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.5 TWh | 4.5 TWh | +1.0% |
| Residential customers | 2,529,578 | 2,569,868 | -1.6% |
| Average residential bill | $95.39 | $88.28 | +8.1% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 587 | 578 | +1.6% |
| US residential price | 17.97¢ | 17.09¢ | +5.1% |
The two years to October 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Colorado in October 2025?
16.26¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.59¢ for commercial and 9.14¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 15.26¢ in October 2024, a change of +6.6%. Residential sales changed by -0.2% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$95.39, on average use of 587 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.