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Energy Indicators  
Demography Colorado Share of U.S. Period
Population 5.8 million 1.8% 2022  
Civilian Labor Force 3.2 million 1.9% Mar-23  
Economy Colorado U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product $ 484.4 billion 15 2022  
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector $ 31,250 million 29 2022  
Per Capita Personal Income $ 69,016 10 2021  
Vehicle Miles Traveled 53,840 million miles 25 2021  
Land in Farms 31.8 million acres 9 2022  
Climate Colorado U.S. Rank Period
Average Temperature 46.1 degrees Fahrenheit 37 2022  
Precipitation 16.5 inches 42 2022  
Prices  
Petroleum Colorado U.S. Average Period find more
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase $ 73.72 /barrel $ 74.32 /barrel Feb-23  
Natural Gas Colorado U.S. Average Period find more
City Gate $ 6.57 /thousand cu ft $ 6.20 /thousand cu ft Feb-23 find more
Residential $ 12.08 /thousand cu ft $ 15.20 /thousand cu ft Feb-23 find more
Coal Colorado U.S. Average Period find more
Average Sales Price $ 46.02 /short ton $ 36.50 /short ton 2021  
Delivered to Electric Power Sector $ 1.83 /million Btu $ 2.58 /million Btu Feb-23  
Electricity Colorado U.S. Average Period find more
Residential 14.34 cents/kWh 15.96 cents/kWh Feb-23 find more
Commercial 11.39 cents/kWh 12.77 cents/kWh Feb-23 find more
Industrial 7.89 cents/kWh 8.15 cents/kWh Feb-23 find more
Reserves  
Reserves Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) 1,469 million barrels 3.6% 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) 19,824 billion cu ft 3.4% 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids 1,667 million barrels 6.4% 2021 find more
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines 284 million short tons 2.3% 2021 find more
Rotary Rigs & Wells Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Natural Gas Producing Wells 31,939 wells 6.6% 2020 find more
Capacity Colorado Share of U.S. Period
Crude Oil Refinery Capacity (as of Jan. 1) 103,000 barrels/calendar day 0.6% 2022  
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity 18,089 MW 1.6% Feb-23  
Supply & Distribution  
Production Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Energy 3,775 trillion Btu 3.9% 2020 find more
Crude Oil 407 thousand barrels per day 3.3% Feb-23 find more
Natural Gas - Marketed 1,879,457 million cu ft 5.0% 2021 find more
Coal 11,875 thousand short tons 2.1% 2021 find more
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Net Electricity Generation 4,407 thousand MWh 1.4% Feb-23  
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) Colorado U.S. Average Period
Petroleum-Fired 0.1 % 0.4 % Feb-23 find more
Natural Gas-Fired 29.3 % 40.1 % Feb-23 find more
Coal-Fired 30.3 % 14.9 % Feb-23 find more
Nuclear 0 % 19.6 % Feb-23 find more
Renewables 40.4 % 24.5 % Feb-23  
Stocks Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 273 thousand barrels 2.1% Feb-23  
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 785 thousand barrels 0.8% Feb-23 find more
Natural Gas in Underground Storage 93,501 million cu ft 1.4% Feb-23 find more
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 101 thousand barrels 0.4% Feb-23 find more
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers 1,651 thousand tons 1.6% Feb-23 find more
Fueling Stations Colorado Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 1,554 stations 1.4% 2020  
Propane 49 stations 1.8% 2022  
Electricity 1,788 stations 3.3% 2022  
E85 95 stations 2.1% 2022  
Compressed Natural Gas and Other Alternative Fuels 34 stations 1.0% 2022  
Consumption & Expenditures  
Summary Colorado U.S. Rank Period
Total Consumption 1,451 trillion Btu 26 2020 find more
Total Consumption per Capita 251 million Btu 34 2020 find more
Total Expenditures $ 15,449 million 26 2020 find more
Total Expenditures per Capita $ 2,671 44 2020 find more
by End-Use Sector Colorado Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Residential 377 trillion Btu 1.8% 2020 find more
    »  Commercial 281 trillion Btu 1.7% 2020 find more
    »  Industrial 415 trillion Btu 1.3% 2020 find more
    »  Transportation 378 trillion Btu 1.6% 2020 find more
Expenditures
    »  Residential $ 3,782 million 1.4% 2020 find more
    »  Commercial $ 2,655 million 1.5% 2020 find more
    »  Industrial $ 2,433 million 1.5% 2020 find more
    »  Transportation $ 6,579 million 1.6% 2020 find more
by Source Colorado Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Petroleum 96 million barrels 1.3% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas 499 billion cu ft 1.6% 2021 find more
    »  Coal 14 million short tons 2.5% 2021 find more
Expenditures
    »  Petroleum $ 11,983 million 1.6% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas $ 3,259 million 1.7% 2021 find more
    »  Coal $ 408 million 1.7% 2021 find more
Consumption for Electricity Generation Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Petroleum 6 thousand barrels 0.3% Feb-23 find more
Natural Gas 10,252 million cu ft 1.1% Feb-23 find more
Coal 787 thousand short tons 2.9% Feb-23 find more
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) Colorado U.S. Average Period
Natural Gas 66.0 % 46.5 % 2021  
Fuel Oil 0.1 % 4.1 % 2021  
Electricity 26.1 % 41.0 % 2021  
Propane 4.9 % 5.0 % 2021  
Other/None 2.9 % 3.5 % 2021  
Environment  
Renewable Energy Capacity Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity 7,154 MW 2.3% Feb-23  
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity 140 million gal/year 0.8% 2022  
Renewable Energy Production Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation 116 thousand MWh 0.6% Feb-23  
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation 1,421 thousand MWh 2.9% Jan-23  
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation 12 thousand MWh 0.3% Feb-23  
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation 102 thousand MWh 2.3% Feb-23  
Fuel Ethanol Production 3,212 thousand barrels 1.0% 2020  
Renewable Energy Consumption Colorado U.S. Rank Period find more
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total 13.4 % 22 2020  
Fuel Ethanol Consumption 5,443 thousand barrels 24 2021  
Total Emissions Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 79.9 million metric tons 1.7% 2020  
Electric Power Industry Emissions Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 31,128 thousand metric tons 1.9% 2021  
Sulfur Dioxide 9 thousand metric tons 0.8% 2021  
Nitrogen Oxide 18 thousand metric tons 1.4% 2021  

Notes & Sources

-- = No data reported.
*  = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 then values less than 0.5 are shown as *.)
NA = Not available.
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Note: Small differences between source data and values displayed here may be due to independent rounding.
Note: Components of "Utility-scale net electricity generation (share of total)" may not add to 100% because "Total utility-scale net electricity generation" includes net generation from petroleum coke, pumped storage hydroelectric, other gases, and other energy sources, which are not shown separately.
Note: Territory data may be estimates based on EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook.