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City of Fort Collins electricity rates

What homes pay City of Fort Collins for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 72,706 homes in Colorado. EIA lists it as City of Fort Collins - (CO).

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Average price
14.9¢ a kWh
Up 8.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$91 a month
Up 7.3% on a year ago
Average use
613 kWh
A month. Colorado 679 kWh
Price rank in Colorado
6 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Fort Collins homes paid 14.9¢ a kWh, against 16.6¢ across Colorado.

City of Fort Collins vs Colorado

City of Fort CollinsColorado
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.9¢16.6¢
Price in August 202616.0¢17.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$91$113
Bill in August 2026$147$167
Average monthly use613 kWh679 kWh
Price change, past year+8.2%+7.9%
Price change since 2019+39%+36%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026