This case would raise the natural gas delivery part of your Xcel Colorado bill; it has not been decided yet.
+$8a month
Xcel Energy Colorado, Colorado
2026 electric rate case
Approved Base rate case, docket 25AL-0494E before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
+$5a month
on a typical bill, as approved
As published, for a home using 601 kWh a month.
FiledNov 21, 2025
Hearingheld or waived
DecisionAug 20, 2026
On billsAug 29, 2026
Xcel Energy Colorado asked to raise annual electric revenue by about 355 million dollars, roughly a 9.9 percent typical residential increase. A settlement backed by the company and PUC staff, but opposed by the Colorado Office of Utility Consumer Advocate and AARP, cut that to 225 million; the commission approved even less, about 157 million dollars, or 4.8 percent. For a typical residential customer using 601 kWh a month the bill rises from 104.91 to 109.92 dollars, effective August 29, 2026.
What it means for your bill: Your Xcel Colorado electric base rate went up about 5 dollars a month starting with your late August 2026 bill.
- Status
- Approved
- Utility
- Xcel Energy Colorado
- Commission
- Colorado Public Utilities Commission
- Docket
- 25AL-0494E
- Filed
- November 21, 2025
- Requested
- 9.9% residential, $355 million a year
- Approved
- 4.8% residential, $157 million a year
- Typical bill change
- +$5.01 a month at 601 kWh on a $110 bill
- Decided
- August 20, 2026
- On bills from
- August 29, 2026
- Last checked
- August 29, 2026
Sources
- Colorado residential electric bills will rise $5 per month, about half what Xcel requested, Colorado Sun, 2026-08-20
- Xcel Energy bills will rise by $5 a month, effective Aug. 29, Colorado Public Radio, 2026-08-20
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