12.47¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Poudre Valley REA / CO ]
Poudre Valley REA electricity rates in Colorado
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+2.1%
vs 2024
50,933
residential customers
+4.1%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Poudre Valley REA's average effective residential rate (12.47¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.69¢ | — | 34,015 |
| 2016 | 11.63¢ | −0.5% | 35,079 |
| 2017 | 11.94¢ | +2.7% | 35,906 |
| 2018 | 11.97¢ | +0.3% | 37,220 |
| 2019 | 12.02¢ | +0.4% | 38,868 |
| 2020 | 11.98¢ | −0.3% | 40,627 |
| 2021 | 11.94¢ | −0.3% | 43,746 |
| 2022 | 11.75¢ | −1.6% | 45,837 |
| 2023 | 12.01¢ | +2.2% | 47,618 |
| 2024 | 12.21¢ | +1.7% | 49,587 |
| 2025 | 12.47¢ | +2.1% | 50,933 |
How this compares
15.69¢
Colorado average, 2025
−20.5%
Poudre Valley REA vs CO 2025 average
−27.6%
vs US 2025 average
#30
priciest in CO
Serves 3 counties in Colorado: Boulder, Larimer, Weld. 44 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Poudre Valley REA's average residential rate has gone from 11.69¢ to 12.47¢ per kWh: +6.7% over 10 years, or about +0.6% a year. It rose in 6 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +2.7% in 2017. The largest drop was −1.6% in 2022.
For a home using 658 kWh a month, the Colorado average, Poudre Valley REA's 2025 rate works out to about $985 a year, $254 less than at Colorado's average rate of 15.69¢. Of the 33 Colorado utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 30th most expensive.
Poudre Valley REA served 34,015 homes in 2015 and 50,933 in 2025 (+49.7%), about 2% of Colorado's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Poudre Valley REA's rates
Poudre Valley REA is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Colorado Public Utilities Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Colorado Public Utilities Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Poudre Valley REA raising rates in 2026?
Poudre Valley REA's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +2.1% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Poudre Valley REA charge per kWh?
Poudre Valley REA's average effective residential rate was 12.47¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Colorado's 2025 average was 15.69¢.
How much have Poudre Valley REA rates gone up in five years?
+4.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +27.0% for Colorado as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Poudre Valley REA have in Colorado?
50,933 residential customers in 2025, across 3 counties including Boulder, Larimer, Weld, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)