Denver electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Denver houses and what a typical house uses: about 599.9 kWh of electricity and 57 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 3% utility users tax.
Electricity: Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado)
Public Service Co of Colorado's average residential price in 2024 was 15.05 cents per kWh, across 1,365,053 residential customers, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $0.00 a month |
| Per kWh | 15.05¢ |
Gas: Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado)
Colorado's average residential natural gas price in 2025 was $11.17 per thousand cubic feet, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $0.00 a month |
| Per therm | $1.0772 |
Sources
- EIA: 2024 residential electricity sales by utility (Table 6)
- EIA: Colorado natural gas prices
- EIA: Colorado natural gas consumption
- EIA: Colorado natural gas consumers
- Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado) electric tariff
- Denver and Xcel Energy partnership (franchise agreement)
- Xcel Energy: 2025 Colorado electric rate review
- Public Service Company of Colorado 2024 Form 10-K (wholly owned subsidiary of Xcel Energy)
Checked October 20, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.