City of Fountain
Municipal electric utility · Colorado · #789 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #6638
City of Fountain is a municipal electric utility serving 18,127 customers in Colorado. In 2025 it sold 229 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $30.61M in revenue, an average realized rate of 13.37¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 14.05¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: buying transmission, distribution, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 17,088 | 146 | $20.52M | 14.05¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,039 | 82.8 | $10.08M | 12.18¢ | |
| Total | 18,127 | 229 | $30.61M | 13.37¢ |
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 (713 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17,686 | 236 | $22.21M | 9.03¢ |
| 2022 | 17,800 | 234 | $28.05M | 12.51¢ |
| 2023 | 17,893 | 226 | $29.25M | 13.72¢ |
| 2024 | 18,290 | 233 | $30.38M | 13.74¢ |
| 2025 | 18,127 | 229 | $30.61M | 14.05¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 42 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.56 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 75 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: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 239 GWh
Winter peak demand: 41 MW
Energy losses: 4.4% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 97.8% of 19,677 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 1,004 installations, 6.3 MW of capacity
Counties served
El Paso, CO
Other large utilities in Colorado
- Public Service Co of Colorado - 1,605,246 customers, residential 15.90¢
- City of Colorado Springs - (CO) - 264,106 customers, residential 15.43¢
- 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¢
All Colorado utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #6638 in the EIA frame.