City of Fort Collins: electric rates and average bill
City of Fort Collins is a city utility that serves 71,804 homes in Colorado. In 2025, its average home used 610 kWh a month and paid $87.43 (14.3¢ per kWh), less than the Colorado average of $103.30.
- City utility
- 71,804 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Fort Collins at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Colorado | 71,804 |
| Average home bill | $87.43 a month (Colorado average $103.30) |
| Average price | 14.3¢ per kWh (Colorado average 15.7¢) |
| Average home use | 610 kWh a month (Colorado average 658) |
| Business customers | 12.0¢ per kWh, average bill $509.93 a month (9,111 businesses; Colorado business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.1 outages and 8 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.1 outages and 8 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Colorado utility, 81 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 71,804 homes enrolled |
| Grid | WECC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Larimer |
Price rank: City of Fort Collins has the 8th lowest average price of the 29 Colorado utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of City of Fort Collins. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xcel Energy (Colorado)Bill calculator on this site | 1,379,910 | $92.91 | 15.9¢ |
| Poudre Valley REA | 50,933 | $109.05 | 12.5¢ |
| City of Loveland | 37,387 | $94.55 | 15.3¢ |
| Mountain Parks Electric | 19,571 | $128.04 | 17.5¢ |
City of Fort Collins rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Fort Collins yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- State regulator: Colorado Public Utilities Commission
- The average electric bill in Colorado, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average City of Fort Collins electric bill (CO)?
In 2025, its average home used 610 kWh a month and paid $87.43 (14.3¢ per kWh), less than the Colorado average of $103.30.
How often does the power go out with City of Fort Collins (CO)?
In 2025, the average City of Fort Collins customer had 0.1 outages and 8 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.1 outages and 8 minutes with them).
Does City of Fort Collins (CO) have time-of-use rates?
City of Fort Collins reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 71,804 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Fort Collins. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.