City of Fort Collins - (CO)
Municipal electric utility · Colorado · #255 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #6604
City of Fort Collins - (CO) is a municipal electric utility serving 80,929 customers in Colorado. In 2025 it sold 1,453 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $173.08M in revenue, an average realized rate of 11.91¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 14.34¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: distribution, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 71,804 | 525 | $75.33M | 14.34¢ | |
| Commercial | 9,111 | 463 | $55.75M | 12.03¢ | |
| Industrial | 14 | 464 | $41.99M | 9.04¢ | |
| Total | 80,929 | 1,453 | $173.08M | 11.91¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (610 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77,681 | 1,476 | $146.15M | 11.86¢ |
| 2022 | 78,450 | 1,482 | $149.90M | 11.97¢ |
| 2023 | 79,036 | 1,448 | $155.14M | 12.68¢ |
| 2024 | 79,990 | 1,460 | $163.20M | 13.21¢ |
| 2025 | 80,929 | 1,453 | $173.08M | 14.34¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 8 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.13 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 62 minutes
As reported for Colorado under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 1,460 GWh
Winter peak demand: 237 MW
Energy losses: 0.2% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.8% of 80,929 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 5,025 installations, 36.1 MW of capacity
Counties served
Larimer, CO
Other large utilities in Colorado
- Public Service Co of Colorado - 1,605,246 customers, residential 15.90¢
- City of Colorado Springs - (CO) - 264,106 customers, residential 15.43¢
- CORE Electric Cooperative - 182,993 customers, residential 15.62¢
- United Power, Inc - 115,479 customers, residential 16.50¢
- Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC - 111,502 customers, residential 18.71¢
- Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc - 65,946 customers, residential 15.65¢
- Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc - 61,834 customers, residential 12.45¢
- Poudre Valley REA, Inc - 56,750 customers, residential 12.47¢
All Colorado utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #6604 in the EIA frame.