Data · April 2026 · 304-month history

Colorado Electricity Prices

In April 2026, the average residential electricity price in Colorado was 16.54¢/kWh. Rates there are 14.4% cheaper than the 19.32¢ U.S. average. The rate is up 6.7% year over year. A typical 10,500-kWh household would pay around $1,737 a year at this rate, and that spend is the starting point for any solar-payback estimate.

What we measure: Average residential retail price of electricity published by the EIA for the state, in cents per kilowatt-hour — a statewide monthly average, not a personalized utility tariff or the rate any single household pays. EIA publishes state retail-price data on a lag of roughly two to three months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.

Key facts — April 2026

Avg residential rate
16.54¢
Change (year over year)
+6.7%
vs national average
-14.4%
Est. annual bill
$1,737
National average
19.32¢
Months tracked
304

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Colorado trend, last 36 months

Average residential price per kWh each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.

MonthAvg rate (¢/kWh)
May 202314.34
June 202314.63
July 202314.14
August 202314.45
September 202315.03
October 202314.50
November 202314.58
December 202314.18
January 202414.22
February 202414.48
March 202414.41
April 202414.49
May 202414.52
June 202414.96
July 202415.22
August 202415.43
September 202415.57
October 202415.26
November 202414.90
December 202415.10
January 202514.93
February 202515.08
March 202515.04
April 202515.50
May 202515.58
June 202516.04
July 202515.99
August 202516.37
September 202516.70
October 202516.26
November 202516.35
December 202516.12
January 202616.44
February 202616.79
March 202616.74
April 202616.54

Use this data

Download Colorado CSV — free to reuse with attribution. Read the full methodology for the metric definition, refresh cadence, and limitations. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Electricity retail sales — average price by state.

Suggested citation

"Colorado Electricity Prices." Geostellar Residential Electricity Price Index, April 2026, based on U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) electricity retail-sales data. https://geostellar.com/energy/electricity-rates/colorado

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