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municipal utility · EIA utility 3989
City of Colorado Springs
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
City of Colorado Springs serves 216,771 residential customers in Colorado as a municipal utility, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 2 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 14.45¢ per kilowatthour, 3.2% below the Colorado average of 14.92¢ and 12% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $89.51 a month on average use of 619 kWh a month. Across Colorado the average bill was $100.57 on 674 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 62.7 minutes per customer with major event days included and 44.8 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among Colorado utilities reporting was 157.8 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 60% below that median.
The average price is up 12.8% on 2019, against up 22.5% for Colorado as a whole, and up 4.7% on 2023.
Compared with Colorado, the US and other municipal utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Municipal utilities, US median | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 14.45¢ | 12.45¢ | 14.92¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $89.51 | $113.02 | $100.57 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 619 | 905 | 674 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +4.7% | — | +4.3% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +12.8% | — | +22.5% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 62.7 | 64.4 | 157.8 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 44.8 | 40.3 | 85.4 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 6 filings by municipal utilities in Colorado, the median price was 13.48¢. In Colorado this utility's price ranks 18 of 30, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Colorado ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.45¢ | 14.92¢ | $89.51 | 619 | 216,771 | 4.6 TWh |
| 2023 | 13.80¢ | 14.30¢ | $83.15 | 603 | 211,787 | 4.5 TWh |
| 2022 | 15.10¢ | 14.19¢ | $95.09 | 630 | 209,601 | 4.7 TWh |
| 2021 | 13.33¢ | 13.07¢ | $87.88 | 659 | 206,362 | 4.8 TWh |
| 2020 | 12.25¢ | 12.36¢ | $81.48 | 665 | 202,309 | 4.6 TWh |
| 2019 | 12.81¢ | 12.18¢ | $80.44 | 628 | 198,762 | 4.7 TWh |
| 2018 | 12.77¢ | 12.15¢ | $81.59 | 639 | 195,651 | 4.6 TWh |
| 2017 | 12.42¢ | 12.17¢ | $79.50 | 640 | 192,721 | 4.6 TWh |
| 2016 | 12.03¢ | 12.07¢ | $78.64 | 653 | 191,539 | 4.6 TWh |
| 2015 | 12.33¢ | 12.12¢ | $79.41 | 644 | 188,988 | 4.5 TWh |
| 2014 | 12.02¢ | 12.18¢ | $76.77 | 639 | 185,963 | 4.5 TWh |
| 2013 | 11.19¢ | 11.93¢ | $74.42 | 665 | 183,203 | 4.6 TWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Month by month
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Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 216,771 | 1.6 TWh | 35% | $232,830,000 | 14.45¢ |
| Commercial | 42,408 | 1.2 TWh | 26% | $117,136,000 | 9.56¢ |
| Industrial | 1,503 | 1.8 TWh | 39% | $165,911,000 | 9.16¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 5.3 TWh in total, of which 60.9% was its own net generation and 2.1 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 1,011 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: 0.87 interruptions per customer with major event days, 0.81 without; CAIDI 72.1 minutes per interruption. EIA's Colorado total across all reporting utilities was 255.1 minutes with major event days and 119.0 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.7 | 44.8 | 0.87 | 0.81 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2023 | 45.9 | 45.9 | 0.64 | 0.64 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2022 | 42.3 | 36.2 | 0.63 | 0.56 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2021 | 231.0 | 49.9 | 0.99 | 0.81 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 0.93 | 0.93 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 61.5 | 40.9 | 0.82 | 0.74 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 0.71 | 0.71 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 130.9 | 47.8 | 0.91 | 0.66 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2016 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 0.68 | 0.68 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2015 | 37.8 | 37.8 | 0.56 | 0.56 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2014 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 0.73 | 0.73 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2013 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 0.64 | 0.64 | Other |
Generation at plants it operates, 2025
- Natural gas 62.5% 2.2 TWh
- Coal 36% 1.2 TWh
- Hydro 1.5% 51.1 GWh
- Petroleum 0.1% 1.9 GWh
Net generation of 3.5 TWh at power plants this utility operates, from Form EIA-923. It is not the mix delivered to customers: utilities also buy power wholesale (2.1 TWh in 2024), sell generation to others and may co-own plants that another company operates.
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Colorado
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fort Collins | Municipal | 70,803 | 13.21¢ | $82.07 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| City of Longmont | Municipal | 40,855 | 12.30¢ | $85.05 | 19.3 | 19.3 |
| City of Loveland | Municipal | 37,007 | 14.40¢ | $89.56 | 80.7 | 19.0 |
| City of Fountain | Municipal | 17,242 | 13.74¢ | $99.44 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| City of Fort Morgan | Municipal | 5,999 | 6.97¢ | $65.47 | — | — |
| CORE Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 165,067 | 15.04¢ | $129.93 | 212.4 | 74.2 |
| United Power, Inc | Cooperative | 101,502 | 15.75¢ | $127.70 | 76.9 | 76.9 |
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Investor-owned | 89,252 | 17.05¢ | $97.37 | 323.3 | 101.4 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from City of Colorado Springs?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.45¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Colorado?
The Colorado average residential price in 2024 was 14.92¢ and the US average 16.48¢; City of Colorado Springs was 3.2% below the state figure. Among 30 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Colorado, it had the 18th highest.
What is the average City of Colorado Springs bill?
$89.51 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 619 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Colorado average was $100.57 on 674 kWh.
How reliable is City of Colorado Springs service?
It reported 62.7 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 44.8 minutes excluding them, with 0.87 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the City of Colorado Springs price rising?
The average residential price was up 4.7% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 12.8% compared with 2019.
Which counties does City of Colorado Springs serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 2 counties: El Paso County, CO and Teller County, CO. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "City of Colorado Springs - (CO)", utility number 3989. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. Generation by fuel is from Form EIA-923, 2025 final. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.