Erie electricity and gas rates

Who supplies power and gas to Erie houses and what a typical house uses: about 810.6 kWh of electricity and 57 therms of gas a month.

Electricity: United Power (electric cooperative; Xcel Energy serves other parts of Erie)

Erie's residential electricity customers are split fairly evenly between United Power and Xcel Energy. United Power's average residential price in 2024 was 15.75 cents per kWh, across 101,502 residential customers, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Charge	Price
Fixed charge	$0.00 a month
Per kWh	15.75¢

Gas: Xcel Energy (Black Hills Energy in parts of Erie)

Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy supply natural gas in Erie. 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

Ways to pay less

Energy rebates for Town utility customers: $400 cold-climate heat pump, $200 heat pump water heater. Town of Erie utility customers can get rebates in 2026 such as $400 for a cold-climate air source heat pump, $200 for a heat pump water heater and $500 for PV solar; funds are limited and available first come, first served. How: Purchase and install the qualified equipment, then complete the Town's rebate application.

Sources

Checked October 21, 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.