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Weld County, Colorado Electricity Overview
Roughly 79.09% of Weld County's electricity is produced using non-renewable fuel sources, making it the highest ranked county in the state out of 64 counties for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable fuel types.
Weld County citizens are accountable for 3,207.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, while the national average pollution per capita is 4,114.63.
Weld County produces 23.42 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the county from non-renewable electricity fuel sources. They are the 289th highest county in the United States for non-renewable production per capita.
During the course of the previous 12 months, Weld County experienced a 4.41% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita.
Weld County consumes around 32.56% of the production put out by their power generation plants, so they will export or store the leftover electricity.
Electric generation plants in Weld County saw a 10.16% rise in the burning of non-renewable fuels for electricity generation during the last year, which is an unfortunate circumstance.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
3,375,918 MWh
Consumption per Capita
9.64 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
10,367,588 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
2,167,921 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
8,199,667 MWh
Production per Capita
29.61 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,123,242,936 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,207.65 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Greeley
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Rates and Production Categories
Greeley Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for April, 2024
13.99¢ per kWh
- 3.04% higher than last month
- 8.4% higher than April last year
- 5.26% lower than the Colorado average
- 17.26% lower than the US average
- 63rd in the state out of 479 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 29 since April last year
- 9,825th in the US out of 31,712 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,277 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,303 since April last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
13.77¢ per kWh
- 0.66% higher than last month
- 1.99% higher than April last year
- 4.99% lower than the Colorado average
- 14.6% lower than the US average
- 72nd in the state out of 479 cities
- The state rank has increased by 27 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 9 since April last year
- 11,075th in the US out of 31,712 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 605 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 421 since April last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for April, 2024
$74.89 per month
- 13.48% lower than last month
- 4.89% higher than April last year
- 8.36% lower than the Colorado average
- 33.58% lower than the US average
- 189th in the state out of 479 cities
- The state rank has increased by 6 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 4 since April last year
- 2,257th in the US out of 31,712 cities
- The national rank has increased by 919 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 576 since April last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$91.02 per month
- 0.32% higher than last month
- 4.64% lower than April last year
- 6.96% lower than the Colorado average
- 33.11% lower than the US average
- 197th in the state out of 479 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 34 since April last year
- 2,077th in the US out of 31,712 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 39 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 211 since April last year
Greeley, CO Electricity Overview
On average, inhabitants who call Greeley home are billed a residential electricity price of 13.77 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 4.99% below Colorado's average rate of 14.49 cents, which ranks the city 72nd out of 483 cities in the state for best average electricity rate. With an estimated 6,089 residential customers, Public Service Company of Colorado is the largest provider in the city. Consumers in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $91.02. This is 7.66% lower than the Colorado average bill of $98.58.
Electricity use in Greeley results in the release of 489,313,340.22 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 10th highest amount in the state out of 483 cities. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 4,480.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 7th ranked city in Colorado for CO2 emissions released per capita. In Greeley, there are no power generating facilities. The inhabitants must rely on power produced outside of the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Greeley
Greeley residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Greeley, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poudre Valley REA | BUNDLED | 12.14 | 107.1 | 502,472.63 | 61,005,347 | |
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.46 | 83.88 | 9,409,117.06 | 1,360,767,195 |
Zips with electric coverage in Greeley, Colorado include: 80634, 80631, 80550, 80620, 80534, 80543
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Windsor, CO Electricity Overview
On average, inhabitants who call Windsor home are billed a residential electricity price of 13.16 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 9.18% below Colorado's average rate of 14.49 cents, which ranks the city 44th out of 483 cities in the state for best average electricity rate. With an estimated 2,027 residential customers, Public Service Company of Colorado is the largest provider in the city. Consumers in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $97.3. This is 1.30% lower than the Colorado average bill of $98.58.
Electricity use in Windsor results in the release of 143,259,123.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 30th highest amount in the state out of 483 cities. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 4,480.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 207th ranked city in Colorado for CO2 emissions released per capita. In Windsor, there are no power generating facilities. The inhabitants must rely on power produced outside of the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Windsor
Windsor residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Windsor, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poudre Valley REA | BUNDLED | 12.14 | 107.1 | 502,472.63 | 61,005,347 | |
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.46 | 83.88 | 9,409,117.06 | 1,360,767,195 |
Zips with electric coverage in Windsor, Colorado include: 80634, 80631, 80538, 80550, 80528, 80534
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Erie, CO Electricity Overview
On average, inhabitants who call Erie home are billed a residential electricity price of 14.28 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 1.43% below Colorado's average rate of 14.49 cents, which ranks the city 133rd out of 483 cities in the state for best average electricity rate. United Power is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on total residential customers.
Electricity use in Erie results in the release of 131,586,722.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 33rd highest amount in the state out of 483 cities. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 4,480.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 207th ranked city in Colorado for CO2 emissions released per capita. In Erie, there are no power generating facilities. The inhabitants must rely on power produced outside of the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Erie
Erie residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Erie, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.46 | 83.88 | 9,409,117.06 | 1,360,767,195 | |
| United Power | BUNDLED | 14.04 | 110.09 | 920,498.9 | 129,264,254 |
Zips with electric coverage in Erie, Colorado include: 80504, 80516, 80026
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Electricity Production in Weld County, Colorado
Power Plants in Weld County, Colorado
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fort St VrainPublic Service Company of Colorado (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Natural Gas | 4,379,679 | 1,755,800,394.88 | 400.9 | ||
Rocky Mountain Energy CenterPublic Service Company of Colorado (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Natural Gas | 2,513,446 | 1,010,871,794.1 | 402.19 | ||
JM Shafer Generating StationTri State Generation (100.00%) | Fort Lupton | CO | Natural Gas | 1,010,214 | 504,693,295.82 | 499.59 | ||
Cedar Creek WindOntario Municipal Employees Retirement System (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Wind | 594,187 | ||||
| Weld County | CO | Wind | 555,852 | |||||
Panorama Wind, LLCOntario Municipal Employees Retirement System (100.00%) | Grover | CO | Wind | 520,462 | ||||
Mountain Breeze Wind, LLCOntario Municipal Employees Retirement System (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Wind | 497,420 | ||||
Spindle Hill Energy CenterInvenergy (100.00%) | Frederick | CO | Natural Gas | 296,493 | 178,161,490.55 | 600.9 | ||
I25 Battery StorageUnited Power (100.00%) | Weld County | CO | Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source | -165 |
Weld County, Colorado Details
Weld County's power plants mainly use Natural Gas, which accounts for 79.06% of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the county. Wind and Distillate Fuel Oil make up the next highest amounts at 20.91% (2,167,921 megawatt hours) and 0.03% (3,173.06 megawatt hours), respectively. The county's residents average 3,207.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity consumption, which is sufficient to rank them 53rd highest in Colorado out of 64 in this category. This equals a total pollution amount from electricity use of 1,123,242,936.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Weld County has 9 power generation plants within its borders. This is the 22nd highest number of power plants within a single county.
Providers In Each City in Weld County:
- Ault, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Dacono, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Eaton, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Erie, Colorado:
- United Power: 61.57%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 38.43%
- Evans, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 91.24%
- Poudre Valley REA: 8.76%
- Firestone, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Fort Lupton, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Frederick, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Garden City, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Gilcrest, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Greeley, Colorado:
- Poudre Valley REA: 30.70%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 69.30%
- Grover, Colorado:
- High West Energy: 100.00%
- Hudson, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Johnstown, Colorado:
- United Power: 5.61%
- Poudre Valley REA: 40.07%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 54.33%
- Keenesburg, Colorado:
- Morgan County Rural Electric Association: 3.69%
- United Power: 96.31%
- Kersey, Colorado:
- Poudre Valley REA: 13.91%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 86.09%
- La Salle, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Lochbuie, Colorado:
- United Power: 100.00%
- Mead, Colorado:
- United Power: 94.11%
- Poudre Valley REA: 5.89%
- Milliken, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 86.16%
- Poudre Valley REA: 13.84%
- Nunn, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Pierce, Colorado:
- Poudre Valley REA: 34.25%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 65.75%
- Platteville, Colorado:
- United Power: 34.57%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 65.43%
- Raymer (New Raymer), Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 91.00%
- Morgan County Rural Electric Association: 9.00%
- Severance, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 44.94%
- Poudre Valley REA: 55.06%
- Windsor, Colorado:
- Poudre Valley REA: 57.77%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 42.23%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many electric companies offer service in Weld County, Colorado?
There are 5 electricity suppliers offering service in Weld County, Colorado.
How many power plants are in Weld County, Colorado?
There are 9 electricity plants in Weld County, Colorado
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Weld County, Colorado?
The largest electricity supplier in Weld County, Colorado by total revenue is Public Service Company of Colorado.
Which electricity companies offer service in Weld County, Colorado?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 144,466 |
| 2 | United Power | 68,746 |
| 3 | Poudre Valley REA | 15,309 |
| 4 | Morgan County Rural Electric Association | 3,097 |
| 5 | High West Energy | 963 |
