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Weld County, Colorado Electricity Overview
Weld County is 2nd in Colorado rankings for total megawatt hours produced from sustainable energy, with 2,405,977 megawatt hours generated from renewable fuels.
Citizens of Weld County use enough electricity to release 3,101.15 kilograms of CO2 gases each year per capita, compared to the US average of 4,159.32.
Weld County produces 192,600 megawatt hours from solar energy, ranking it 180th out of 3230 counties in the US for total megawatt hours generated by solar power sources.
Weld County produces 76.46% of their electricity from non-renewable fuel types. This equates to 22.31 megawatt hours per citizen and places Weld County as the 5th highest county in the state out of 64 counties for non-renewable generation per capita each year.
Regrettably, over the past year, there has been a 13.74% increase in the use of non-renewable fuels in the county.
Weld County generates 6.87 megawatt hours per resident of the county from renewable fuels. This makes Weld County the 624th highest ranking county out of 3230 counties for renewable generation per capita in the United States.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
3,382,023 MWh
Consumption per Capita
9.66 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
10,219,172 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
2,405,977 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
7,813,195 MWh
Production per Capita
29.18 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,085,947,746 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,101.15 kg
Greeley, CO Electricity Overview
On average, inhabitants who call Greeley home are billed a residential electricity price of 13.60 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 5.06% below Colorado's average rate of 14.33 cents, which ranks the city 74th out of 483 cities in the state for best average electricity rate. Customers in the city have an average monthly residential electric bill of $91.61. This is 33.63% lower than the national average bill of $138.02. The city generates over 0 megawatt hours from its power generating plants, which is the 21st highest total generation for a city in the state.
Electricity use in Greeley results in the release of 498,410,341.22 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 10th highest amount in the state out of 483 cities. More importantly, the city averages 4,564.07 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. There is one electricity plant in the city. Greeley has around 100.00% of its electricity produced by Solar.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Greeley
Greeley residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Greeley, Colorado
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Poudre Valley REA | BUNDLED | 12.02 | 108.31 | 507,967.1 | 61,071,890 | |
Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.34 | 83.85 | 9,458,867.62 | 1,355,930,643 |
Zips with electric coverage in Greeley, Colorado include: 80634, 80631, 80550, 80620, 80534, 80543
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Windsor, CO Electricity Overview
On average, inhabitants who call Windsor home are billed a residential electricity price of 12.51 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 12.68% below Colorado's average rate of 14.33 cents, which ranks the city 33rd out of 483 cities in the state for best average electricity rate. Public Service Company of Colorado is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on total residential customers.
Electricity use in Windsor results in the release of 147,300,555.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 30th highest amount in the state out of 483 cities. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 4,607.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 117th ranked city in Colorado for CO2 emissions released per capita. In Windsor, there are no power generating facilities. The inhabitants must rely on power produced outside of the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Windsor
Windsor residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in September.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Windsor, Colorado
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Poudre Valley REA | BUNDLED | 12.02 | 108.31 | 507,967.1 | 61,071,890 | |
Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.34 | 83.85 | 9,458,867.62 | 1,355,930,643 |
Zips with electric coverage in Windsor, Colorado include: 80634, 80631, 80538, 80550, 80528, 80534
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Erie, CO Electricity Overview
On average, inhabitants who call Erie home are billed a residential electricity price of 13.88 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 3.12% below Colorado's average rate of 14.33 cents, which ranks the city 120th out of 483 cities in the state for best average electricity rate. United Power sells an estimated 54,368.93 megawatt hours in the city a year, more than all other vendors. More electricity is consumed within Erie than produced, with consumption adding up to 2114.11% of generation.
Electricity use in Erie results in the release of 137,660,506.85 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 32nd highest amount in the state out of 483 cities. More importantly, the city averages 4,687.59 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. There is one electricity plant in the city. Erie has around 100.00% of its electricity produced by Landfill Gas.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Erie
Erie residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Erie, Colorado
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.34 | 83.85 | 9,458,867.62 | 1,355,930,643 | |
United Power | BUNDLED | 13.71 | 108.55 | 921,570.86 | 126,337,586 |
Zips with electric coverage in Erie, Colorado include: 80504, 80516, 80026
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Electricity Production in Weld County, Colorado
Power Plants in Weld County, Colorado
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Fort St VrainPublic Service Company of Colorado (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Natural Gas | 4,087,940 | 1,614,163,251.26 | 394.86 | ||
Rocky Mountain Energy CenterPublic Service Company of Colorado (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Natural Gas | 2,457,402 | 998,551,898.82 | 406.34 | ||
JM Shafer Generating StationTri State Generation (100.00%) | Fort Lupton | CO | Natural Gas | 1,009,085 | 501,694,397.68 | 497.18 | ||
Cedar Creek WindOntario Municipal Employees Retirement System (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Wind | 593,998 | ||||
Weld County | CO | Wind | 537,795 | |||||
Mountain Breeze Wind, LLCOntario Municipal Employees Retirement System (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Wind | 534,857 | ||||
Panorama Wind, LLCOntario Municipal Employees Retirement System (100.00%) | Grover | CO | Wind | 533,311 | ||||
Spindle Hill Energy CenterInvenergy (100.00%) | Frederick | CO | Natural Gas | 254,295 | 153,965,918.31 | 605.46 | ||
SR Platte Solar FarmSR Platte (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Solar | 37,289 | ||||
SR Jenkins Ft LuptonSR Jenkins, LLC (100.00%) | Fort Lupton | CO | Solar | 31,753 | ||||
SR RattlesnakeSR Rattlesnake, LLC (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Solar | 16,178 | ||||
Front Range ProjectAria Energy (100.00%) | Erie | CO | Landfill Gas | 13,416 | 8,761,454.41 | 653.06 | ||
SR MavericksSR Mavericks, LLC (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Solar | 13,126 | ||||
Gilcrest V CSGSunShare (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Solar | 10,420 | ||||
Valley View SolarSR Clinch (100.00%) | Greeley | CO | Solar | 9,867 | ||||
Vasquez V CSGSunShare (100.00%) | Platteville | CO | Solar | 9,431 | ||||
SkylarkSR Clinch (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Solar | 9,249 | ||||
SR KerseySR Kersey, LLC (100.00%) | Kersey | CO | Solar | 8,423 | ||||
Gilcrest SolarTerraForm Power (100.00%) | Gilcrest | CO | Solar | 6,069 | ||||
Fort LuptonPublic Service Company of Colorado (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Natural Gas | 4,708 | 4,179,380.16 | 887.72 | 12/2026 |
Weld County, Colorado Details
Weld County's power plants mainly use Natural Gas, which accounts for 76.42% of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the county. Wind and Solar make up the next highest amounts at 21.53% (2,199,961 megawatt hours) and 1.88% (192,600 megawatt hours), respectively. The county's residents average 3,101.15 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity consumption, which is sufficient to rank them 50th highest in Colorado out of 64 in this category. This equals a total pollution amount from electricity use of 1,085,947,746.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Weld County has 34 power generation plants within its borders. This is the 32nd highest number of power plants within a single county.
Providers In Each City in Weld County:
- Ault, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Dacono, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Eaton, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Erie, Colorado:
- United Power: 72.84%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 27.16%
- Evans, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 91.89%
- Poudre Valley REA: 8.11%
- Firestone, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Fort Lupton, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Frederick, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Garden City, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Gilcrest, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Greeley, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 68.30%
- Poudre Valley REA: 31.70%
- Grover, Colorado:
- High West Energy: 100.00%
- Hudson, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Johnstown, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 49.31%
- Poudre Valley REA: 42.62%
- United Power: 8.06%
- Keenesburg, Colorado:
- Morgan County Rural Electric Association: 17.17%
- United Power: 82.83%
- Kersey, Colorado:
- Poudre Valley REA: 38.74%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 61.26%
- La Salle, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Lochbuie, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Mead, Colorado:
- United Power: 49.69%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 50.31%
- Milliken, Colorado:
- United Power: 4.65%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 82.18%
- Poudre Valley REA: 13.17%
- Nunn, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Pierce, Colorado:
- Poudre Valley REA: 26.88%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 73.12%
- Platteville, Colorado:
- United Power: 66.80%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 33.20%
- Raymer (New Raymer), Colorado:
- Morgan County Rural Electric Association: 100.00%
- Severance, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 29.94%
- Poudre Valley REA: 70.06%
- Windsor, Colorado:
- Poudre Valley REA: 78.92%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 21.08%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many electric companies offer service in Weld County, Colorado?
There are 5 electricity suppliers offering service in Weld County, Colorado.
How many power plants are in Weld County, Colorado?
There are 34 electricity plants in Weld County, Colorado
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Weld County, Colorado?
The largest electricity supplier in Weld County, Colorado by total revenue is Public Service Company of Colorado.
Which electricity companies offer service in Weld County, Colorado?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 153,297 |
2 | United Power | 54,054 |
3 | Poudre Valley REA | 15,218 |
4 | Morgan County Rural Electric Association | 3,293 |
5 | High West Energy | 895 |