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CORE Electric Cooperative member rates
Cooperative residential average from EIA Form 861, 2024 - compared with other Colorado utilities that serve the same state.
- 15.04¢
- Co-op avg ¢/kWh
- 165.1K
- Member-customers
- 25
- Cooperative utilities in CO
- +0.7%
- vs Colorado average
Among 194 utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, CORE Electric Cooperative ranks #90 by average cents per kWh and #137 by residential customers. CORE Electric Cooperative (cooperative) averaged 15.04¢/kWh for members in 2024 - close to the Colorado customer-weighted average.
San Diego Gas & Electric Co ranks #1 of 194 by average residential cents per kWh (43.63¢, 307,982 customers, customers rank #90). Florida Power & Light Co ranks #1 of 194 by residential customers (5,236,277 customers at 13.71¢, price rank #122). The highest average rate is not the largest customer count. CORE Electric Cooperative is cooperative - a not-for-profit utility owned by the members it serves, typically in rural territory. Its reported average residential price is close to the Colorado customer-weighted average (+0.7%). Its customers used near the national residential norm at about 10,363 kWh a year each.
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co 43.63¢ · customers rank #90
- Florida Power & Light Co 5,236,277 customers · price rank #122
Highest average rate is not the most customers
Residential customers for the average-rate #1 and customers #1 utilities among 194 with 100,000 or more residential customers
- FL size
Florida Power & Light Co
5,236,277 residential customers
- CA rate 307,982
San Diego Gas & Electric Co
307,982 residential customers
What this shows San Diego Gas & Electric Co ranks #1 of 194 by average residential cents per kWh (43.63¢, 307,982 customers, customers rank #90). Florida Power & Light Co ranks #1 of 194 by residential customers (5,236,277 customers at 13.71¢, price rank #122). The highest average rate is not the largest customer count.
EIA Form 861 utility filing desk
Release CO-2024 · CORE Electric Cooperative NEAR STATE
CORE Electric Cooperative · Form 861 2024 · NEAR STATE
- RATE 15.04¢/kWh
- RANK #19/41
- VS-ST +0.7%
- VS-US -12.1%
- CUST 165k
- BILL $1,559
- OWN COOP
- PHOTO CO 0.00¢
- BOOK 137/194
Nearest Form 861 price peer: Public Service Co of Colorado (CO) (+0.00¢ gap)
EIA Form 861 residential filing stamps for this utility record. Read with this utility → · Colorado rates
CORE Electric Cooperative in the Form 861 price neighbourhood
Average residential ¢/kWh among this utility and nearest indexable peers
- MO
Empire District Electric Co
15 ¢/kWh
- OH
Duke Energy Ohio Inc
15 ¢/kWh
- this util
CORE Electric Cooperative
15 ¢/kWh
- CO
Public Service Co of Colorado
15 ¢/kWh
- KY
Kentucky Power Co
15 ¢/kWh
What this shows CORE Electric Cooperative reports 15.04¢/kWh, corpus customer-rank 137 of 194.
RateWatt cost context
How CORE Electric Cooperative compares on reported cost context
A weighted comparison, not a tariff quote, reliability grade, service-quality score, or recommendation. Lower price and lower implied annual bill score better against reporting utilities in Colorado; the state generation context is shown separately.
- Price against state peers
- 55/100
- Implied annual bill against state peers
- 20/100
- State renewable generation context
- 74/100
15.04¢/kWh · median 15.15¢/kWh
$1,559/yr · median $1,297/yr
45.5% · median 22.8%
Weights: 50% price, 30% implied annual bill, 20% state renewable-generation context. Unreported inputs are excluded and the remaining weights are redistributed. Price and bill use EIA Form 861 (2024); generation context uses EIA state generation data (2025) and is not attributed to this provider.
State peers
Other Colorado utilities members might otherwise face
All 41 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Colorado, largest first, with CORE Electric Cooperative marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.
| Utility | Ownership | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Investor Owned | 1.4M | 15.05¢ |
| City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Municipal | 216.8K | 14.45¢ |
| CORE Electric Cooperative (this page) | Cooperative | 165.1K | 15.04¢ |
| United Power, Inc | Cooperative | 101.5K | 15.75¢ |
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Investor Owned | 89.3K | 17.05¢ |
| City of Fort Collins - (CO) | Municipal | 70.8K | 13.21¢ |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 59.8K | 15.52¢ |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 50.0K | 12.04¢ |
| Poudre Valley REA, Inc | Cooperative | 49.6K | 12.21¢ |
| City of Longmont | Municipal | 40.9K | 12.30¢ |
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 39.9K | 16.71¢ |
| City of Loveland - (CO) | Municipal | 37.0K | 14.40¢ |
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | Cooperative | 32.6K | 14.97¢ |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 23.3K | 17.78¢ |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 23.3K | 16.76¢ |
| Mountain Parks Electric, Inc | Cooperative | 19.2K | 15.98¢ |
| Grand Valley Power | Cooperative | 17.3K | 15.94¢ |
| City of Fountain | Municipal | 17.2K | 13.74¢ |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | 12.9K | 11.63¢ |
| Empire Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 12.9K | 15.31¢ |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 12.2K | 16.32¢ |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | Cooperative | 9.1K | 18.38¢ |
| Sunrun Inc. | Behind the Meter | 8.6K | 15.88¢ |
| Southeast Colorado Power Assn | Cooperative | 8.1K | 17.22¢ |
| City of Fort Morgan | Municipal | 6.0K | 6.97¢ |
| Morgan County Rural Elec Assn | Cooperative | 5.8K | 14.37¢ |
| Sunnova | Behind the Meter | 5.8K | 15.53¢ |
| Highline Electric Assn | Cooperative | 5.0K | 14.12¢ |
| Y-W Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 4.9K | 15.64¢ |
| K C Electric Association | Cooperative | 3.4K | 13.09¢ |
| White River Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 2.6K | 13.78¢ |
| Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 1.5K | 9.35¢ |
| SunPower Capital, LLC | Behind the Meter | 1.3K | 24.78¢ |
| Spruce Finance | Behind the Meter | 1.1K | 9.27¢ |
| High West Energy, Inc | Cooperative | 670 | 15.15¢ |
| EverBright, LLC | Behind the Meter | 287 | 12.10¢ |
| Palmetto Solar, LLC | Behind the Meter | 59 | 15.45¢ |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 31 | 18.37¢ |
| Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Behind the Meter | 10 | 10.33¢ |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | Cooperative | 9 | 16.03¢ |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) | Cooperative | 5 | 19.90¢ |
For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Colorado.
Rate comparison
Member price against the state
Ranked by price against the 41 utilities reporting residential rates in Colorado, CORE Electric Cooperative comes 19th of 41. The state's range runs from City of Fort Morgan at 6.97¢ to SunPower Capital, LLC at 24.78¢, so where a household sits inside Colorado depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.
Against the 24 other cooperative utilities reporting in Colorado, whose customer-weighted average is 15.16¢, CORE Electric Cooperative is close to its own ownership class within the state (-0.7%).
Where this co-op sits on price
Where CORE Electric Cooperative sits among Colorado utilities
2024 average residential price across the 41 utilities reporting a rate in Colorado
15.04¢/kWh Top 47% most affordable More affordable than 55% of 40 other utilities
average residential price, equal-width bands
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Source EIA Form 861 · 2024
| Benchmark | Price / kWh | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| CORE Electric Cooperative | 15.04¢ | - |
| Colorado (customer-weighted, 41 utilities) | 14.94¢ | +0.7% |
| US Form 861 customer-weighted average (1.5K utilities) | 17.11¢ | -12.1% |
| Cooperative customer-weighted US avg (622 utilities) | 13.78¢ | +9.2% |
Territory and usage
Scale and consumption
CORE Electric Cooperative reported 165.1K residential customers, ranking 3rd of 41 utilities in Colorado by customers served and covering 6.5% of the state's reported residential customers.
Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 10,363 kWh per customer per year - +20.5% against the Colorado median of 8,597 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,559.
Rate against consumption: Colorado utilities
Ownership class peers
Cooperative utilities with similar residential prices
Beyond Colorado, these indexable cooperative utilities report the closest residential averages to CORE Electric Cooperative in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.
| Utility | State | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Electric Coop Inc | South Carolina | 115.1K | 14.93¢ |
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | Virginia | 169.5K | 14.89¢ |
| South Central Power Company | Ohio | 117.5K | 14.87¢ |
| Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc | Maryland | 158.4K | 14.84¢ |
| Delaware Electric Cooperative | Delaware | 104.8K | 14.22¢ |
FAQ
Common questions about CORE Electric Cooperative member rates
- How much does CORE Electric Cooperative charge per kWh?
- CORE Electric Cooperative reported an average residential price of 15.04¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.
- Is CORE Electric Cooperative expensive compared with the rest of Colorado?
- Its average residential price is close to the Colorado customer-weighted average of 14.94¢ per kWh, a difference of +0.7%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 41 utilities reporting residential service in Colorado.
- What is the average electricity bill for CORE Electric Cooperative customers?
- Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 10,363 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,559 a year, or about $130 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.
- Who owns CORE Electric Cooperative?
- EIA classifies CORE Electric Cooperative as Cooperative, a not-for-profit utility owned by the members it serves, typically in rural territory. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Cooperative utilities was 13.78¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.
Limitations
What this page does and does not tell you
- An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
- Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.
See our methodology and understanding rate structures .
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.
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