United Power commercial electricity rates in Colorado

• Average commercial price, 202512.98¢per kWh, all commercial customers
• vs Colorado average+4.9%state commercial average 12.37¢
• Commercial customers11,4885th largest of 29 in Colorado
• Average use5,022 kWha month per commercial customer
• Average bill$652a month per commercial customer
• Since 2015+22%from 10.65¢ per kWh
• Outages90 mina year per customer · US average 124

United Power is an electric cooperative serving 6 counties in Colorado. Among the 29 Colorado utilities in EIA’s 2025 sales data with 500 or more commercial customers, it is the 5th largest, with about 2.8% of the state’s commercial customers. EIA lists it as United Power, Inc.

United Power commercial electricity prices, 2015 to 2025

In 2015 United Power billed its commercial customers an average of 10.65¢ per kWh. In 2025 the figure was 12.98¢, so it rose 22% over 10 years. The average for all commercial customers in Colorado rose 25% over the same period. The latest year, 2025, is the highest of the 11 on record here. Between 2024 and 2025 it rose 2.9%.

Average use and average bill are the utility’s commercial sales and revenue divided by its commercial customers and by twelve. The bill is an all-in figure: energy, delivery, demand and fixed charges together. A few very large customers pull both averages up, so most businesses use and pay less than the average.

Residential, commercial and industrial prices at United Power

In 2025 the average commercial price at United Power was 21% below the residential figure and 32% above the industrial one. Larger customers take power at a higher voltage and use it more steadily, so at most utilities the average falls from residential to commercial to industrial. Which class an account falls in is the utility’s decision, and the line between commercial and industrial is drawn differently from one utility to the next.

How United Power’s commercial rates are set

United Power is a cooperative, owned by the members it serves. Its board sets its rates, and in some states the state commission reviews them as well. A commercial account is billed on a rate schedule, chosen by the size of the account and the voltage it takes power at, and a schedule usually combines a fixed monthly charge, a charge per kWh and, above a certain size, a demand charge on the highest rate of draw in the month. The schedule code is printed on the bill. There is no competitive supply market for ordinary commercial accounts in Colorado, so the levers are the schedule, the peak and the amount used.

Meters, time-varying rates and net metering at United Power

EIA counts 11,488 commercial meters at United Power in 2025, and 11,488 of them (100%) are advanced meters (AMI), which record use at least hourly and report it to the utility at least daily. An advanced meter is what makes interval data possible, and interval data is what shows when a building’s peak demand happens.

At United Power, 784 commercial customers were on a time-varying rate in 2025, about 6.8% of its commercial customers. A time-varying rate charges more in some hours than in others, so when a business uses power matters as well as how much. The kinds United Power reports offering commercial customers are time-of-use pricing and critical peak pricing.

EIA records 41 commercial net-metered generating systems at United Power in 2025, with 1.50 MW of capacity between them: about 3.6 for every 1,000 commercial customers. Net metering credits a customer for power its own system sends to the grid; the terms are in the utility’s tariff.

How reliable is United Power’s electric service?

United Power customers went without power for an average of 90 minutes in 2025, excluding major storms, with about 1.10 interruptions per customer. The average across U.S. utilities reporting the same way is 124 minutes. With major storms counted the figure was 303 minutes. These are averages over every customer of every class, so they describe the system and not any one street.

Where United Power serves

EIA records United Power serving customers in 6 Colorado counties: Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Gilpin, Jefferson, Weld. A county can be shared between utilities, so this does not tell you who serves a given address. The utility that serves an address is the one named on its bill.

EIA lists the Western Area Power Administration (Rocky Mountain Region) as its balancing authority, the body that keeps supply and demand matched minute by minute across the area.

Other utilities in Colorado

The average each billed its commercial customers in 2025. The Colorado page has the state’s own figures and every utility with 500 or more commercial customers.

• Xcel Energy Colorado (12.49¢)
• Colorado Springs Utilities (11.32¢)
• CORE Electric Cooperative (12.67¢)
• Black Hills Energy (13.40¢)
• Holy Cross Energy (10.46¢)

What these figures can and cannot tell you

• They are averages over every commercial customer. A utility whose commercial customers are mostly large averages fewer cents per kWh than one serving mostly small shops, so a lower figure can mean larger customers and not a lower rate.
• They are not a rate schedule. None of these figures is a charge printed in United Power’s tariff, and nothing here works out a bill from one. The tariff index lists the utilities whose filed schedules are quoted on this site.
• They are annual and final. EIA publishes utility figures once a year. The Colorado page carries the state’s trailing 12 months, which is more recent and still preliminary.

For one building, the cost estimator gives a range by building type, size and state, and price by utility sets every utility side by side. Commercial vs residential vs industrial compares the classes in every state.

Data: every year of these figures, for this utility and every other with a page, is in one CSV, free to use with credit to the U.S. Energy Information Administration and this site. To cite this page: United Power commercial electricity rates, CommercialElectricityRates.com, from EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data.

Common questions about United Power

What is the average commercial electricity rate at United Power?

United Power billed its commercial customers in Colorado an average of 12.98¢ per kWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is 4.9% above the Colorado commercial average of 12.37¢. It is the utility’s commercial revenue divided by its commercial sales, so it describes the whole class and is not the rate on any one schedule.

How much is the average commercial electric bill at United Power?

About $652 a month in 2025, on average use of about 5,022 kWh a month. That is United Power’s commercial revenue divided by its 11,488 commercial customers. A few very large accounts pull the average up, so most businesses pay less than this.

Have United Power’s commercial electricity rates gone up?

The average United Power billed commercial customers rose 22% between 2015 and 2025, from 10.65¢ to 12.98¢ per kWh. The Colorado commercial average rose 25% over the same period.

How reliable is United Power’s electric service?

United Power customers averaged 90 minutes without power in 2025, excluding major storms, against a 124-minute average for U.S. utilities reporting the same way (EIA).

Does United Power use smart meters for businesses?

EIA counts 11,488 advanced (AMI) meters among United Power’s 11,488 commercial meters in 2025, which is 100%. An advanced meter records use at least hourly, which is what makes interval data and time-varying rates possible.

Is this the rate my business will pay United Power?

No. It is an average over every commercial customer, from a corner shop to a campus. What one business pays depends on its rate schedule, how much it uses and how hard it draws at its peak. The schedule code is printed on the bill, and the schedule itself is in United Power’s tariff.