Price Comparison
Each year, we survey 16 other cities in the western U.S. that most compete with Colorado Springs for economic development. Bills for all four services are based on the same consumption for each city and rates in effect Feb. 1, 2009. Commercial| City | 2009 total | 2008 rank | | 1. Denver | $1,411.56 | 3 | | 2. Colorado Springs | $1,493.70 | 4 | | 3.Salt Lake City | $1,504.02 | 1 | | 4. Boise | $1,557.37 | 2 | | 5. Albuquerque | $1,612.54 | 5 | | 6. San Antonio | $1,944.40 | 7 | | 7. Las Vegas | $2,004.95 | 10 | | 8. Sacramento | $2,046.66 | 6 | | 9. Reno | $2,076.36 | 12 | | 10. Dallas | $2,114.78 | 11 | | 11. Portland | $2,142.62 | 8 | | 12. Austin | $2,214.45 | 9 | | 13. Phoenix | $2,259.47 | 14 | | 14. San Jose | $2,342.10 | 15 | | 15. Los Angeles | $2,346.51 | 13 | | 16. Tucson | $2,383.66 | 17 | | 17. San Diego | $2,547.36 | 16 | | Average | $2,000.15 | |
Industrial| City | 2009 total | 2008 rank | | 1. Boise | $29,216.32 | 1 | | 2. Denver | $32,860.93 | 3 | | 3. Colorado Springs | $35,195.57 | 4 | | 4. Salt Lake City | $35,332.83 | 2 | | 5. Portland | $39,139.07 | 5 | | 6. Albuquerque | $40,307.38 | 7 | | 7. Phoenix | $43,372.19 | 6 | | 8. Austin | $46,620.20 | 11 | | 9. Las Vegas | $48,222.97 | 9 | | 10. Sacramento | $48,886.65 | 10 | | 11. Tucson | $51,231.41 | 8 | | 12. Reno | $57,622.37 | 12 | | 13. San Jose | $60,391.68 | 14 | | 14. Los Angeles | $63,607.52 | 13 | | 15. San Diego | $75,454.94 | 15 | | 16. Dallas | N/A* | | | 17. San Antonio | N/A* | | | Average | $47,164.14 | |
*Due to electricity retail competition in Texas, Dallas and San Antonio have been excluded from the comparison.
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