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Last Update: October 17, 2024 Next Update: November 21, 2024                                                                                                                                               See full record of updates

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Energy Indicators  
Demography Colorado Share of U.S. Period
Population 5.9 million 1.8% 2023  
Civilian Labor Force 3.3 million 1.9% Aug-24  
Economy Colorado U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product $ 520.4 billion 16 2023  
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector $ 29,094 million 30 2023  
Per Capita Personal Income $ 78,918 8 2023  
Vehicle Miles Traveled 53,935 million miles 25 2022  
Land in Farms 30.0 million acres 9 2023  
Climate Colorado U.S. Rank Period
Average Temperature 45.9 degrees Fahrenheit 42 2023  
Precipitation 19.0 inches 42 2023  
Prices  
Petroleum Colorado U.S. Average Period find more
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase $ 77.79 /barrel $ 79.07 /barrel Jul-24  
Natural Gas Colorado U.S. Average Period find more
City Gate $ 3.88 /thousand cu ft $ 4.57 /thousand cu ft Jul-24 find more
Residential $ 15.71 /thousand cu ft $ 22.98 /thousand cu ft Jul-24 find more
Coal Colorado U.S. Average Period find more
Average Sales Price $ 65.00 /short ton $ 54.46 /short ton 2022  
Delivered to Electric Power Sector $ 2.02 /million Btu $ 2.47 /million Btu Jul-24  
Electricity Colorado U.S. Average Period find more
Residential 15.49 cents/kWh 16.62 cents/kWh Jul-24 find more
Commercial 13.00 cents/kWh 13.58 cents/kWh Jul-24 find more
Industrial 9.32 cents/kWh 8.81 cents/kWh Jul-24 find more
Reserves  
Reserves Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) 1,442 million barrels 3.0% 2022 find more
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) 22,586 billion cu ft 3.3% 2022 find more
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids 1,695 million barrels 5.2% 2022 find more
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines 287 million short tons 2.5% 2022 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% 2024  
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity 19,606 MW 1.6% Jul-24  
Supply & Distribution  
Production Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Energy 3,543 trillion Btu 3.6% 2022 find more
Crude Oil 446 thousand barrels per day 3.4% Jul-24 find more
Natural Gas - Marketed 1,825,784 million cu ft 4.4% 2023 find more
Coal 12,782 thousand short tons 2.1% 2022 find more
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Net Electricity Generation 5,653 thousand MWh 1.3% Jul-24  
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) Colorado U.S. Average Period
Petroleum-Fired NM 0.2 % Jul-24 find more
Natural Gas-Fired 36.5 % 48.6 % Jul-24 find more
Coal-Fired 29.7 % 16.7 % Jul-24 find more
Nuclear 0.0 % 16.2 % Jul-24 find more
Renewables 33.6 % 18.0 % Jul-24  
Stocks Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 1 thousand barrels * Jul-24  
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 762 thousand barrels 0.8% Jul-24 find more
Natural Gas in Underground Storage 109,867 million cu ft 1.4% Jul-24 find more
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 98 thousand barrels 0.4% Jul-24 find more
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers 2,872 thousand tons 2.3% Jul-24 find more
Fueling Stations Colorado Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 1,504 stations 1.4% 2022  
Propane 47 stations 1.9% Sep-24  
Electric Vehicle Charging Locations 2,176 stations 3.3% Sep-24  
E85 91 stations 2.1% Sep-24  
Biodiesel, Compressed Natural Gas, and Other Alternative Fuels 18 stations 0.6% Sep-24  
Consumption & Expenditures  
Summary Colorado U.S. Rank Period
Total Consumption 1,464 trillion Btu 25 2022 find more
Total Consumption per Capita 251 million Btu 33 2022 find more
Total Expenditures $ 28,371 million 23 2022 find more
Total Expenditures per Capita $ 4,857 33 2022 find more
by End-Use Sector Colorado Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Residential 339 trillion Btu 1.7% 2022 find more
    »  Commercial 253 trillion Btu 1.5% 2022 find more
    »  Industrial 372 trillion Btu 1.2% 2022 find more
    »  Transportation 501 trillion Btu 1.8% 2022 find more
Expenditures
    »  Residential $ 5,144 million 1.5% 2022 find more
    »  Commercial $ 3,631 million 1.5% 2022 find more
    »  Industrial $ 3,853 million 1.4% 2022 find more
    »  Transportation $ 15,743 million 1.8% 2022 find more
by Source Colorado Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Petroleum 111 million barrels 1.5% 2022 find more
    »  Natural Gas 503 billion cu ft 1.6% 2022 find more
    »  Coal 12,428 thousand short tons 2.4% 2022 find more
Expenditures
    »  Petroleum $ 18,231 million 1.7% 2022 find more
    »  Natural Gas $ 4,358 million 1.6% 2022 find more
    »  Coal $ 449 million 1.7% 2022 find more
Consumption for Electricity Generation Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Petroleum NM NM Jul-24 find more
Natural Gas 16,175 million cu ft 1.0% Jul-24 find more
Coal 965 thousand tons 2.4% Jul-24 find more
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) Colorado U.S. Average Period
Natural Gas 65.5 % 46.2 % 2022  
Fuel Oil 0.1 % 3.9 % 2022  
Electricity 26.3 % 41.3 % 2022  
Propane 4.9 % 5.0 % 2022  
Other/None 3.2 % 3.5 % 2022  
Environment  
Renewable Energy Capacity Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity 8,234 MW 2.4% Jul-24  
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity 166 million gal/year 0.9% 2024  
Renewable Energy Production Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation 123 thousand MWh 0.6% Jul-24  
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation 1,771 thousand MWh 3.3% Jul-24  
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation 6 thousand MWh 0.1% Jul-24  
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation 202 thousand MWh 2.3% Jul-24  
Fuel Ethanol Production 3,620 thousand barrels 1.0% 2022  
Renewable Energy Consumption Colorado U.S. Rank Period find more
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total 8.3 % 24 2022  
Fuel Ethanol Consumption 5,639 thousand barrels 24 2022  
Total Emissions Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 85.4 million metric tons 1.7% 2021  
Electric Power Industry Emissions Colorado Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 29,739 thousand metric tons 1.8% 2022  
Sulfur Dioxide 9 thousand metric tons 0.8% 2022  
Nitrogen Oxide 18 thousand metric tons 1.5% 2022  

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.