Adams County, Colorado Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity price for Thornton is around 13.45 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 2.90% below the state's average rate of 13.85 cents, ranking the city at 98th best for average electricity rate out of 483 cities in Colorado. The national average monthly residential power bill is $129.86, while the Thornton average is 24.36% less at $98.22 per month. Selling an estimated 90,358.11 megawatt hours, Public Service Company of Colorado is the largest supplier in the city.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Thornton averages 5,055.25 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, which ranks them 221st highest in the state out of 483 cities for emissions efficiency. With total emissions of 717,173,108.3 kilograms, the city ranks 7th worst in Colorado for total emissions from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The 1,401,088.38 megawatt hours of electricity used in Thornton must be imported from nearby areas with power plants as there are no electricity facilities that call the city home.

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The average residential electricity price for Commerce City is around 13.44 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 3.01% below the state's average rate of 13.85 cents, ranking the city at 92nd best for average electricity rate out of 483 cities in Colorado. Non-renewable fuel sources are used to generate 537.26 megawatt hours in the city, which is 1.39% of their total generation. Commerce City residents consume 1593.74% of the electricity generated within the city boundaries and the city must import electricity produced in rural areas or other nearby cities to account for the excess usage.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Commerce City averages 5,007.43 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, which ranks them 463rd highest in the state out of 483 cities for emissions efficiency. With total emissions of 312,553,712.24 kilograms, the city ranks 19th worst in Colorado for total emissions from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The city is home to one electricity producing plant. Commerce City has approximately 98.61% of its electricity generated from Other Biomass Gas.