Boulder County, Colorado Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Boulder County, CO is $99.52
- The average electricity rate in Boulder County, CO is 14.82¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Boulder County, CO
The average residential electric bill in Boulder County, CO is $99.52 per month. Boulder County, CO is the 4th most expensive county in Colorado for electricity.
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Boulder County, Colorado Electricity Overview
Boulder County generates 3.37% of their required electricity and must bring in the remaining 96.63% from other counties.
Regrettably, during the course of the past 12 months, there has been a 114.36% increase in the burning of non-renewable fuel types in Boulder County.
Boulder County generates 19,835 megawatt hours from solar energy, making it 667th out of 3221 counties in the United States for total megawatt hours produced from solar power.
Boulder County generates 0.06 megawatt hours per capita a year from solar power, giving the county a rank of 879th in the country out of 3221 counties.
Residents in the county deal with an average of 0.82 power outages a year, with an average of 84.88 minutes per outage.
Public Service Company of Colorado is the largest electricity supplier in Boulder County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
3,191,404 MWh
Consumption per Capita
9.75 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
107,629 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
56,038 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
51,591 MWh
Production per Capita
0.33 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,365,769,787 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,170.7 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Boulder
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Boulder Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
14.44¢ per kWh
- 1.47% lower than last month
- 2.56% higher than November last year
- 5.34% lower than the Colorado average
- 15.21% lower than the US average
- 153rd in the state out of 480 cities
- The state rank has increased by 37 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 59 since November last year
- 11,257th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 682 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,614 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
14.89¢ per kWh
- 0.2% higher than last month
- 3.88% higher than November last year
- 0.92% lower than the Colorado average
- 9.72% lower than the US average
- 226th in the state out of 480 cities
- The state rank has increased by 38 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 16 since November last year
- 14,140th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 182 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 357 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$80.2 per month
- 11.59% higher than last month
- 9.73% higher than November last year
- 16.14% lower than the Colorado average
- 32.17% lower than the US average
- 108th in the state out of 480 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 60 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 35 since November last year
- 1,967th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 954 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 722 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$90.2 per month
- 0.66% higher than last month
- 6.91% higher than November last year
- 14.63% lower than the Colorado average
- 36.58% lower than the US average
- 132nd in the state out of 480 cities
- The state rank has increased by 5 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since November last year
- 1,276th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 21 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 376 since November last year
Boulder, CO Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Boulder home spend, on average, 14.89 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Thankfully, this is 1.48% less than Colorado's average price of 15.11 cents, resulting in the city ranking 226th out of 482 cities in Colorado for best average electricity rate. Boulder citizens use 5585.34% of the electricity generated within the city boundaries and the city must use electricity produced in rural areas or other nearby cities to make up the difference. Power plants in the city generate, on average, 0.04 megawatt hours per capita from non-renewable fuel sources, which ranks it 11th out of 482 cities in Colorado.
When considering electricity production, Boulder's top fuel type is Solar, making up 74.97%, or 13,798 megawatt hours of production in the city. Taken together with Natural Gas (25.00%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.03%), these three fuel types make up 100.00% city electricity generation. Electricity use in the city results in the release of 436,303,369.93 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is the 12th highest in Colorado out of 482 cities. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the city, which amounts to 4,136.28 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the city is the 450th highest polluting city in Colorado. Boulder has the 9th most electricity generation plants of any city in Colorado, with 2 total power plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Boulder
Boulder residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Boulder, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 15.11 | 90.74 | 9,845,944.14 | 1,488,210,843 |
Zips with electric coverage in Boulder, Colorado include: 80503, 80302, 80304, 80301, 80303, 80305, 80310, 80025
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Longmont, CO Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Longmont home spend, on average, 12.65 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Thankfully, this is 16.29% less than Colorado's average price of 15.11 cents, resulting in the city ranking 8th out of 482 cities in Colorado for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.86 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 90.97 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages per year and 123.49 minutes per outage. City of Longmont Electric has an estimated 22,740 residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.
Longmont is the 14th highest ranked city in Colorado out of 482 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 422,556,573.87 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 315th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 980,962.86 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Longmont
Longmont residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Longmont, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Longmont Electric | BUNDLED | 12.37 | 101.65 | 345,947.58 | 42,804,614.26 | |
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 15.11 | 90.74 | 9,845,944.14 | 1,488,210,843 | |
| United Power | BUNDLED | 15.91 | 130.45 | 987,647.69 | 157,097,852 |
Zips with electric coverage in Longmont, Colorado include: 80504, 80501, 80503
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Lafayette, CO Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Lafayette home spend, on average, 14.89 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Thankfully, this is 1.48% less than Colorado's average price of 15.11 cents, resulting in the city ranking 260th out of 482 cities in Colorado for best average electricity rate. There is 9452.48% more electricity used in Lafayette than is produced, meaning they must purchase electricity from neighboring cities and counties. Electric production plants in the city have seen a 13.49% drop in the use of renewable fuel sources versus non-renewable fuels.
Lafayette is the 31st highest ranked city in Colorado out of 482 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 125,897,694.2 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Additionally, the city ranks 448th highest in the state for emissions per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 4,154.08 kilograms of emissions per citizen. Solar is the primary fuel type in Lafayette, with 100.00% of electricity production coming from the fuel type. Lafayette has the 18th highest number of electricity plants of any city in the state, with one total plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lafayette
Lafayette residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Lafayette, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 15.11 | 90.74 | 9,845,944.14 | 1,488,210,843 |
Zips with electric coverage in Lafayette, Colorado include: 80020, 80027, 80516, 80026, 80301, 80303
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Electricity Production in Boulder County, Colorado
Power Plants in Boulder County, Colorado
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valmont Combustion Turbine ProjectPublic Service Company of Colorado (100.00%) | Boulder County | CO | Natural Gas | 31,696 | 19 | 23,661,682.52 | 18 | 746.52 | 3 | ||
| Boulder County | CO | Natural Gas | 15,288 | 23 | 12,335,441.86 | 20 | 806.87 | 2 | 12/2026 | ||
IBM SolarNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Boulder | CO | Solar | 13,798 | 28 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Gross Hydro PlantDenver City & County of (100.00%) | Boulder County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10,833 | 24 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Boulder City Betasso Hydro PlantBoulder City of (100.00%) | Boulder County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8,698 | 28 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Boulder City Lakewood HydroBoulder City of (100.00%) | Boulder County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8,698 | 28 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Boulder City Silver Lake HydroBoulder City of (100.00%) | Boulder County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7,974 | 31 | 1 | 1 | ||||
University of ColoradoUniversity of Colorado (100.00%) | Boulder | CO | Natural Gas | 4,607.24 | 25 | 1,415,304.39 | 25 | 307.19 | 24 | ||
Lafayette Horizon Solar CSG LLCAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Lafayette | CO | Solar | 3,092 | 105 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Jack's Solar GardenJack's Solar Garden (100.00%) | Boulder County | CO | Solar | 2,078 | 128 | 1 | 1 | ||||
City of Boulder WWTPTerraForm Power (100.00%) | Boulder County | CO | Solar | 867 | 141 | 1 | 1 |
Boulder County, Colorado Details
When considering electricity production, Boulder County's top fuel type is Natural Gas, making up 47.93%, or 51,584.92 megawatt hours of production in the county. Taken together with Conventional Hydroelectric (33.64%) and Solar (18.43%), these three fuel types make up 99.99% county electricity generation. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 1,365,769,787.28 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 243rd highest in the United States out of 3221 counties. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 4,170.7 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the county is the 1819th highest polluting county in the nation. Boulder County is home to 11 power producing plants, which is 6th most in the state.
Providers In Each City in Boulder County:
- Boulder, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Jamestown, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Lafayette, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Longmont, Colorado:
- City of Longmont Electric: 95.73%
- United Power: 1.00%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 3.27%
- Louisville, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Lyons, Colorado:
- Lyons Electric: 90.14%
- City of Longmont Electric: 8.13%
- Poudre Valley REA: 1.73%
- Nederland, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Superior, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Ward, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are located in Boulder County, Colorado?
Boulder County, Colorado has 11 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Boulder County, Colorado?
By total customer count, Public Service Company of Colorado is the largest electricity company in Boulder County, Colorado.
How many electric companies offer service in Boulder County, Colorado?
There are 6 electricity suppliers offering service in Boulder County, Colorado.
What electricity companies offer service in Boulder County, Colorado?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 91,127 |
| 2 | City of Longmont Electric | 34,293 |
| 3 | United Power | 3,493 |
| 4 | Poudre Valley REA | 2,872 |
| 5 | Estes Park Utilities | 2,409 |
| 6 | Lyons Electric | 992 |
