City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
Municipal electric utility · Colorado · #136 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #3989
City of Colorado Springs - (CO) is a municipal electric utility serving 264,106 customers in Colorado. In 2025 it sold 4,511 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $544.72M in revenue, an average realized rate of 12.07¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 15.43¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 2 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 220,059 | 1,590 | $245.34M | 15.43¢ | |
| Commercial | 42,581 | 1,091 | $123.40M | 11.32¢ | |
| Industrial | 1,466 | 1,831 | $175.98M | 9.61¢ | |
| Total | 264,106 | 4,511 | $544.72M | 12.07¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (602 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 244,132 | 4,785 | $493.11M | 13.33¢ |
| 2022 | 246,379 | 4,729 | $570.51M | 15.10¢ |
| 2023 | 253,193 | 4,486 | $483.07M | 13.80¢ |
| 2024 | 260,682 | 4,647 | $515.88M | 14.45¢ |
| 2025 | 264,106 | 4,511 | $544.72M | 15.43¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 41 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.68 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 60 minutes
As reported for Colorado under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 3,470 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 2,084 GWh
Winter peak demand: 825 MW
Energy losses: 2.8% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 264,532 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 10,964 installations, 52.2 MW of capacity
Counties served
El Paso, COTeller, CO
Other large utilities in Colorado
- Public Service Co of Colorado - 1,605,246 customers, residential 15.90¢
- CORE Electric Cooperative - 182,993 customers, residential 15.62¢
- United Power, Inc - 115,479 customers, residential 16.50¢
- Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC - 111,502 customers, residential 18.71¢
- City of Fort Collins - (CO) - 80,929 customers, residential 14.34¢
- Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc - 65,946 customers, residential 15.65¢
- Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc - 61,834 customers, residential 12.45¢
- Poudre Valley REA, Inc - 56,750 customers, residential 12.47¢
All Colorado utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #3989 in the EIA frame.