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| 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 Jan. 1, 2008. Commercial | City | 2008 total | 2007 total | 2007 rank | | 1. Salt Lake City | $1,283.46 | $1,357.19 | 1 | | 2. Boise | $1,371.06 | $1,426.79 | 3 | | 3. Denver | $1,567.52 | $1,567.71 | 4 | | 4. Colorado Springs | $1,610.19 | $1,516.15 | 3 | | 5. Albuquerque | $1,634.06 | $1,660.25 | 5 | | 6. Sacramento | $1,992.47 | $1,932.73 | 6 | | 7. San Antonio | $2,082.54 | $2,043.77 | 8 | | 8. Portland | $2,119.43 | $2,009.39 | 7 | | 9. Austin | $2,120.41 | $2,139.75 | 12 | | 10. Las Vegas | $2,126.70 | $2,089.79 | 10 | | 11. Dallas | $2,131.59 | $2,290.43 | 15 | | 12. Reno | $2,182.87 | $2,280.57 | 14 | | 13. Los Angeles | $2,207.19 | $2,061.11 | 9 | | 14. Phoenix | $2,250.69 | $2,129.63 | 11 | | 15. San Jose | $2,280.14 | $2,532.17 | 17 | | 16. San Diego | $2,391.05 | $2,437.12 | 16 | | 17. Tucson | $2,421.86 | $2,247.20 | 13 | | Average | $1,986.66 | $1983.63 | |
Industrial | City | 2008 total | 2007 total | 2007 rank | | 1. Boise | $23,255.97 | $21,707.33 | 1 | | 2. Salt Lake City | $34,687.95 | $34,434.16 | 2 | | 3. Denver | $37,547.69 | $36,359.73 | 3 | | 4. Colorado Springs | $39,191.39 | $37,280.59 | 4 | | 5. Portland | $39,965.28 | $40,340.12 | 8 | | 6. Phoenix | $40,612.90 | $37,960.45 | 5 | | 7. Albuquerque | $42,602.68 | $37,966.99 | 6 | | 8. Tucson | $46,426.27 | $46,144.75 | 9 | | 9. Las Vegas | $48,653.26 | $48,829.50 | 11 | | 10. Sacramento | $48,966.25 | $46,611.31 | 10 | | 11. Austin | $52,301.41 | $51,001.97 | 12 | | 12. Reno | $56,581.24 | $57,434.49 | 14 | | 13. Los Angeles | $58,496.15 | $53,864.17 | 13 | | 14. San Jose | $61,838.47 | $70,434.74 | 16 | | 15. San Diego | $64,189.02 | $67,298.45 | 15 | | 16. Dallas | N/A* | N/A | | | 17. San Antonio | N/A* | $38,262.67 | | | Average | $46,354.40 | $45,370.71 | |
*Due to electricity retail competition in Texas, Dallas and San Antonio have been excluded from the comparison. |
