Residential electricity prices in Colorado in December 2018 averaged 11.90 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh), which was approximately 5% less than the national average rate of 12.47 ¢/kWh (December 2018). [1]
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See the chart below to compare Colorado electricity rates against average rates in the U.S. [1]
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Residential natural gas prices in Colorado in December 2018 averaged 6.25 dollars per thousand cubic feet ($/Mcf), which was approximately 35% less than the national average rate of 9.63 $/Mcf (December 2018). [2]
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See the chart below to compare Colorado natural gas prices against the U.S. average prices. [2]
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The capital of Colorado, Denver, has an average annual solar radiation value of 5.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). Compare it to low and high values for the country as a whole. [3]
→ kWh/m2/day: kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
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→ Colorado values listed here are based on Denver data.
See the chart below to compare Colorado solar radiation levels against the high and low in the U.S. [3]
→ k/m/d: kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
→ Values listed as zero are not currently available.
→ Colorado values listed here are based on Denver data.
Households in the United States have benefited from falling energy prices in recent years, which has driven down the cost of living.
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Penn State researchers recently examined microgrids and discovered that they may not always be a wise economic move for communities.
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Through the analysis of publicly available data filed by electricity suppliers, the CT OCC discovered that electricity customers overpaid by $58 million in 2015.
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Colorado ranks 22nd in the United States with an total population of approximately 5,029,196. [4]
To learn more about utility rates and consumption in Colorado, or for other information related to utilities in CO, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
About 19 percent of total U.S. residential electricity usage in 2011 was for space cooling.
