POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · CO
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Colorado
6 data-center projects on file — 1.1 GW of nameplate capacity, $1.5B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$96
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
27.5%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#19
of 51
Mid-pack on residential price
10yr rate climb
+47%
#14 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
1.28 GW
· coal
Craig (CO) · Moffat County
§ 01
What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Colorado · residential · latest
16.79¢/kWh
↑ +11.3% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Colorado · residential · 2026 YTD avg
16.60¢/kWh
↑ +10.7% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Colorado's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
COLORADO · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
4.13 TWh net · all sectors
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Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
1.3 GW of new generation came online in Colorado over the last 18 months; another 2.1 GW is in the EIA-860M pipeline (under construction or filed); 1.6 GW is on the books to retire over the next 36. Meanwhile 628 MW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state. Largest plant in the supply pipeline: Fortress 1 (Morgan County) — 399 MW of solar, first online 2028-03. On the way out: Hayden — 441 MW of coal, retiring 2027-12.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
6 projects
Projects on file
6
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
1.13 GW
≈ 5 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$1.5B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
1 statement
OPPOSE · 2026-02
“We need to establish proper guardrails and protections for neighborhoods — reviewing regulations on responsible land, energy, and water use as well as zoning and affordability.”
— Mayor Mike Johnston (D)SOURCE ↗
§ 07
Follow the money in Colorado
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in CO
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.