Solar panels in Colorado: savings by city

Colorado’s average residential electricity price for January to August 2026 was 16.80¢ per kWh, 1.39¢ below the US average of 18.19¢ (EIA).

Panels in the 13 cities we cover here produce an average of 1,611 kWh per kW a year, 6% more than the average of the 400 US cities in our data (1,517 kWh). Colorado Springs gets the most sun of the cities listed below (1,684 kWh per kW) and Denver the least (1,655 kWh). For an average US home, that is the difference between a 6.4 kW and a 6.5 kW system to cover a year’s use.

At this price, a system that covers an average US home’s use (10,788 kWh a year) saves about $1,812 in its first year anywhere in Colorado. Sunnier cities need a smaller system to do it, so it costs less at any price per watt.