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Public Service Co of Colorado, as the EIA and URDB list it
Public Service Co of Colorado's customers paid 15.0¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $90 a month for 600 kWh. Residential Service (Schedule R), the lowest of 3 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $2,035 a year. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Public Service Co of Colorado plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Service (Schedule R)✓ cheapestpriced by season · in effect since January 2026 | $2,035.24 | — | 17.0¢ |
| Residential General Service Opt-Out (Schedule R-OO)priced by season · in effect since January 2026 | $2,059.88 | +$24.64 | 17.2¢ |
| Residential Energy Time Of Use (Schedule RE-TOU)time-of-use · in effect since January 2026 | $2,060.51 | +$25.27 | 17.2¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Demand - Time Differentiated Rates (Schedule RD-TDR)demand charge · in effect since January 2024 · billed on peak kW, which monthly use cannot price; not ranked | $956.00 | −$1,079.24 | 8.0¢ |
| Residential Demand Service (Schedule RD)demand charge · in effect since January 2026 · billed on peak kW, which monthly use cannot price; not ranked | $1,352.67 | −$682.57 | 11.3¢ |
Price Public Service Co of Colorado’s plans at your own usage — and see what moving from your current plan would save.
The cheapest Public Service Co of Colorado plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,066.76 (Residential Service (Schedule R)), dearest $1,079.40, a $12.64 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,035.24 (Residential Service (Schedule R)), dearest $2,060.51, a $25.27 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,972.20 (Residential Service (Schedule R)), dearest $4,022.73, a $50.53 spread
What a typical Public Service Co of Colorado bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 3 generally available plans here run from $2,035.24 on Residential Service (Schedule R) to $2,060.51 on Residential Energy Time Of Use (Schedule RE-TOU), with a median of $2,059.88.
Effective rates span 17.0¢ to 17.2¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Public Service Co of Colorado's customers were billed in 2024
At 600 kWh a month, Public Service Co of Colorado's median open plan comes to 17.7¢ per kWh, 18% above the 15.0¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included. Rates set since 2024 may account for some of that.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Colorado | 1,365,053 |
| Share of Colorado's households | 54% |
| Average use per home | 600 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $90.26 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 15.0¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 17.7¢ |
Public Service Co of Colorado in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Residential Service (Schedule R) bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2012
Public Service Co of Colorado's Residential Service (Schedule R) cost $98.03 a month under its October 2012 version, filed then as R, and costs $169.60 under its January 2026 one, 73% more. Its biggest single step, in October 2021, added $21.14 (19%). In Colorado, EIA's average price rose 38% between 2012 and 2025.
Every version of Residential Service (Schedule R)
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | $169.60 | +$19.63 (+13.1%) | URDB |
| January 2025 | $149.97 | +$8.37 (+5.9%) | URDB |
| January 2024 | $141.60 | +$6.32 (+4.7%) | URDB |
| July 2022 | $135.28 | +$4.54 (+3.5%) | URDB |
| October 2021 | $130.74 | +$21.14 (+19.3%) | URDB |
| January 2021 | $109.60 | −$2.13 (−1.9%) | URDB |
| January 2020 | $111.73 | $0.00 (0.0%) | URDB |
| January 2019 | $111.73 | $0.00 (0.0%) | URDB |
| October 2018 | $111.73 | +$2.44 (+2.2%) | URDB |
| January 2018 | $109.29 | −$2.79 (−2.5%) | URDB |
| January 2017 | $112.08 | −$0.45 (−0.4%) | URDB |
| October 2015 | $112.53 | −$2.80 (−2.4%) | URDB |
| April 2015 | $115.33 | +$17.30 (+17.6%) | URDB |
| October 2012as R | $98.03 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Public Service Co of Colorado's cheapest open plan is the 39th-highest, 10% more than their median of $1,849.47. It sits between Virginia Electric & Power Co ($2,022.36) and Interstate Power and Light Co ($2,094.81).
In Colorado it is the dearest of the 2 utilities indexed; City of Colorado Springs, Colorado (Utility Company) starts lowest, at $1,686.22.
Its fixed charge, $8.19 a month on Residential Service (Schedule R), is lower than on the cheapest plan of 88 of the other 99 utilities.
Residential General Service Opt-Out (Schedule R-OO) changes price with the season: a kWh costs 3.0¢ more in June to September than in October to May, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $191.61 in its dearest month against $161.68 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes with the month
Which plan from Public Service Co of Colorado is cheapest as use rises
Residential Service (Schedule R) is cheapest at every level tested — $1,066.76 a year at 500 kWh a month, $3,972.20 at 2,000 kWh.
The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $12.64 a year at 500 kWh against $50.53 at 2,000 kWh.
Cheapest 5 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential Service (Schedule R) — $2,035.24 a year, 17.0¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $8.19 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2026.
Residential General Service Opt-Out (Schedule R-OO) — $2,059.88 a year, 17.2¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $8.19 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2026.
Residential Energy Time Of Use (Schedule RE-TOU) — $2,060.51 a year, 17.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.19 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2026.
Residential Demand - Time Differentiated Rates (Schedule RD-TDR) — $956.00 a year, 8.0¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries a $5.60 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2024. Not ranked: it bills on peak demand, which monthly use cannot price.
Residential Demand Service (Schedule RD) — $1,352.67 a year, 11.3¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries a $15.83 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2026. Not ranked: it bills on peak demand, which monthly use cannot price.
How Public Service Co of Colorado's plans are structured
Of 5 priceable plans: 1 time-of-use, 2 priced by season, 2 with demand charges.
Fixed monthly charges run from $5.60 to $15.83.
Public Service Co of Colorado's published schedules
Public Service Co of Colorado was found serving Denver, Colorado. 5 of its 5 published residential schedules can be priced.
The largest saving among Public Service Co of Colorado's plans
Moving from Residential Energy Time Of Use (Schedule RE-TOU) to Residential Service (Schedule R) saves $25.27 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
When Public Service Co of Colorado's time-of-use plans charge most
Residential Energy Time Of Use (Schedule RE-TOU) charges 38.1¢ a kWh weekdays 5 pm to 9 pm, June to September, against 12.2¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 4% of the year. Homes in Colorado typically put 6% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock), which is what its price above assumes: moving use out of them lowers the bill, adding to them raises it.
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour
What the Public Service Co of Colorado figures do not cover
One of these plans prices by the hour; its figure assumes the typical hourly pattern of homes in Colorado, not this household's own hours.