Poudre Valley REA: electric rates and average bill
Poudre Valley REA is an electric cooperative that serves 50,933 homes in Colorado. In 2025, its average home used 874 kWh a month and paid $109.05 (12.5¢ per kWh), more than the Colorado average of $103.30.
- Electric cooperative
- 50,933 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Poudre Valley REA at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Colorado | 50,933 |
| Average home bill | $109.05 a month (Colorado average $103.30) |
| Average price | 12.5¢ per kWh (Colorado average 15.7¢) |
| Average home use | 874 kWh a month (Colorado average 658) |
| Business customers | 10.8¢ per kWh, average bill $834.12 a month (5,489 businesses; Colorado business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.6 outages and 49 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.0 outages and 151 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Colorado utility, 81 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | WECC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Boulder, Larimer, Weld |
Price rank: Poudre Valley REA has the 4th 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 Poudre Valley REA. 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¢ |
| United Power | 103,104 | $131.45 | 16.5¢ |
| City of Fort Collins | 71,804 | $87.43 | 14.3¢ |
| City of Longmont | 41,483 | $88.39 | 13.1¢ |
| City of Loveland | 37,387 | $94.55 | 15.3¢ |
| Mountain Parks Electric | 19,571 | $128.04 | 17.5¢ |
| Morgan County Rural Electric Association | 5,891 | $146.24 | 14.5¢ |
| Highline Electric Association | 5,013 | $136.88 | 15.2¢ |
Poudre Valley REA rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Poudre Valley REA yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Poudre Valley REA rates page. 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.
- Poudre Valley REA website
- 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 Poudre Valley REA electric bill (CO)?
In 2025, its average home used 874 kWh a month and paid $109.05 (12.5¢ per kWh), more than the Colorado average of $103.30.
How often does the power go out with Poudre Valley REA (CO)?
In 2025, the average Poudre Valley REA customer had 0.6 outages and 49 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.0 outages and 151 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Poudre Valley REA. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.