State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
Colorado Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Coal | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 19,541 | 22 |
| Electric utilities | 11,208 | 23 |
| IPP & CHP | 8,334 | 15 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 57,541,720 | 29 |
| Electric utilities | 39,335,503 | 24 |
| IPP & CHP | 18,206,216 | 23 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 9,744 | 27 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 16,580 | 31 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 27,579 | 21 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 25 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.6 | 28 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,054 | 14 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 55,565,819 | 27 |
| Full service provider sales | 55,565,819 | 21 |
| Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 251,618 | 40 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 11.76 | 22 |
| Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms. | ||
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