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Colorado

United Power electricity rates

What homes pay United Power for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 106,701 homes in Colorado. EIA lists it as United Power, Inc.

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Average price
17.9¢ a kWh
Up 9.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$145 a month
Up 11% on a year ago
Average use
808 kWh
A month. Colorado 679 kWh
Price rank in Colorado
2 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, United Power homes paid 17.9¢ a kWh, against 16.6¢ across Colorado.

United Power vs Colorado

United PowerColorado
Average price, 12 months to August 202617.9¢16.6¢
Price in August 202616.8¢17.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$145$113
Bill in August 2026$194$167
Average monthly use808 kWh679 kWh
Price change, past year+9.7%+7.9%
Price change since 2019+37%+36%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.