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Colorado Springs Utilities rates

Colorado Springs Utilities has 2 residential plans modeled here. For a typical Colorado home using 676 kWh a month, the cheapest plan open to any household is ETR-F, at about $104 a month.

Municipal 216,771 residential customers (EIA-861, 2024) Tariffs checked September 28, 2026

Typical all-in priceETR-F

15.5¢/kWh
ETR$105/mo
ETR-F$104/mo

New residential customers start on the Energy-Wise time-of-day rate (5-9 p.m. weekdays on-peak); prices include the Electric Cost Adjustment effective October 1, 2026 and the Electric Capacity Charge.

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
ETR
Residential Service, Energy-Wise Standard Time-of-Day Option
Time-of-use $20.79 Off-peak 9.8¢ · Peak 33.4¢ Off-peak 9.8¢ · Peak 18.9¢ Peak 5 pm–9 pm
ETR-F
Residential Service, Fixed Seasonal Option
Flat $23.69 13.5¢ all hours 10.9¢ all hours None

ETR: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Oct–May.

Off-peakPeak
9.8¢33.4¢9.8¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

Colorado Springs Utilities peak hours and cheapest times

What are Colorado Springs Utilities’s peak hours?

It depends on the plan. ETR: Peak 5 pm–9 pm, on weekdays, all year; weekends: off-peak all day. Hours are local clock time.

When is electricity cheapest on Colorado Springs Utilities?

On summer weekdays the lowest price is ETR: 9 pm–5 pm next day at 9.8¢/kWh, against 33.4¢ at the peak. ETR-F charges the same price at every hour.

Which Colorado Springs Utilities plan is cheapest?

For a typical Colorado home using 676 kWh a month, ETR-F at about $104 a month (15.5¢/kWh all-in, before taxes). With an EV charged at its cheapest hour, ETR gives the lowest total.

Charging an EV on Colorado Springs Utilities

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical Colorado home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
ETR12 am$27/mo$54/mo$132/mo
ETR-FAny$32/mo$32/mo$137/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is ETR. Compare plans on your own usage.

Cost to charge each EV on Colorado Springs Utilities ETR

1,000 miles a month at 7.2 kW, starting at 12 am, the plan’s cheapest hour, added to a typical Colorado home’s bill. Full charge: the EPA range, at the plan’s lowest price (9.8¢/kWh). EPA efficiency, from the wall.

ModelkWh/100 mi1,000 mi a monthFull charge
Lucid Air Pure (2027)23.1$23/mo$9.49
Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (2026)24.3$24/mo$7.63
Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD (2026)24.3$24/mo$7.63
Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (2026)24.6$24/mo$8.73
Toyota bZ (2027)25.5$25/mo$7.83
Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD (2025)26$25/mo$8.70
Tesla Model S (2026)27.1$27/mo$10.87
Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (2026)27.5$27/mo$8.79
Nissan Leaf 75 kWh (2026)27.8$27/mo$8.24
Chevrolet Bolt (2027)28.2$28/mo$7.23
BMW i4 eDrive40 (2026)28.5$28/mo$9.28
Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (2027)29$28/mo$9.10
Volvo EX30 Single Motor (2026)29.2$29/mo$7.45
Kia EV6 Long Range RWD (2026)29.6$29/mo$9.23
Volkswagen ID.4 (2026)29.8$29/mo$8.48
Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD (2027)30$29/mo$9.33
Ford Mustang Mach-E RWD Extended Range (2026)30.7$30/mo$9.61
Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD (2027)31.1$30/mo$9.70
Tesla Model X (2026)32.2$31/mo$11.09
Chevrolet Blazer EV FWD (2027)32.3$32/mo$9.86
Honda Prologue FWD (2026)32.5$32/mo$9.79
Nissan Ariya FWD 87 kWh (2026)34.4$34/mo$9.72
Cadillac Lyriq RWD (2027)36.8$36/mo$11.73
Hyundai Ioniq 9 AWD (2027)38$37/mo$11.89
Kia EV9 Long Range RWD (2026)38$37/mo$11.34
Tesla Cybertruck AWD (2026)42.9$42/mo$13.64
Rivian R1S Premium (2027)42.9$42/mo$12.59
Rivian R1T Premium (2027)42.9$42/mo$12.59
Chevrolet Silverado EV Extended Range WT (2026)47.8$47/mo$19.82
Ford F-150 Lightning Extended Range (2025)47.9$47/mo$14.99

How Colorado Springs Utilities’s plans work

ETR (Residential Service, Energy-Wise Standard Time-of-Day Option). Peak 5 pm–9 pm on July weekdays; 4 of 24 hours carry the top price of 33.4¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 9.8¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 23.6¢. January weekdays range from 9.8¢ to 18.9¢. Summer pricing applies Jun–Sep; winter pricing Oct–May. Weekends differ: off-peak all day. Fixed charge: $20.79 a month.

ETR-F (Residential Service, Fixed Seasonal Option). One price per kWh at every hour: 13.5¢ in July and 10.9¢ in January. Shifting use to other hours changes nothing on this plan; using less is the only lever. Fixed charge: $23.69 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, Colorado Springs Utilities billed its residential customers an average of 14.45¢ per kWh in 2024 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for Colorado’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

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