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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Colorado

Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado) electricity rates

What homes pay Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,388,731 homes in Colorado. EIA lists it as Public Service Co of Colorado.

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Average price
16.8¢ a kWh
Up 8.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$100 a month
Up 7.9% on a year ago
Average use
592 kWh
A month. Colorado 679 kWh
Price rank in Colorado
4 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado) homes paid 16.8¢ a kWh, against 16.6¢ across Colorado.

Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado) vs Colorado

Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado)Colorado
Average price, 12 months to August 202616.8¢16.6¢
Price in August 202618.0¢17.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$100$113
Bill in August 2026$155$167
Average monthly use592 kWh679 kWh
Price change, past year+8.0%+7.9%
Price change since 2019+52%+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.