Electricity in Adams County, Colorado
4 electric utilities serve homes in Adams County, Colorado: Xcel Energy (Colorado), CORE Electric Cooperative, United Power and Morgan County Rural Electric Association. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $92.91 (Xcel Energy (Colorado)) to $146.24 (Morgan County Rural Electric Association) a month. This page covers 6 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Aurora to Northglenn.
- 6 cities
- 4 utilities
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Adams County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Colorado | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xcel Energy (Colorado)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,379,910 | $92.91584 kWh, 15.9¢ | $163.65 |
| CORE Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative · bill calculator | 168,587 | $131.72843 kWh, 15.6¢ | $166.64 |
| United PowerElectric cooperative | 103,104 | $131.45797 kWh, 16.5¢ | — |
| Morgan County Rural Electric AssociationElectric cooperative | 5,891 | $146.241,012 kWh, 14.5¢ | — |
1 smaller utility with fewer than 1,000 homes is also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The Colorado average was $103.30 a month.
Cities in Adams County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 410,053 | — | 1,612 |
| Thornton | 147,766 | — | 1,595 |
| Westminster | 116,182 | — | 1,521 |
| Commerce City | 72,345 | — | 1,595 |
| Brighton | 45,395 | — | 1,596 |
| Northglenn | 38,893 | — | 1,586 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Adams County?
4 electric utilities serve homes in Adams County, Colorado: Xcel Energy (Colorado), CORE Electric Cooperative, United Power and Morgan County Rural Electric Association. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Adams County are on this page?
Aurora, Thornton, Westminster, Commerce City, Brighton and Northglenn.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).