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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 tallied based on the same consumption for each city and rates in effect on Jan. 1, 2007. Overall, our total residential bill of $186.53 was fourth lowest among the 17 cities in the survey. Residential - Typical Monthly Bill | City | 2007 Total | 2006 Total | 2006 Rank | 1. Salt Lake City | $ 159.31 | $ 166.23 | 1 | 2. Denver | $ 169.44 | $ 205.62 | 7 | 3. Boise | $ 181.26 | $ 186.07 | 2 | 4. Colorado Springs | $ 186.53 | $ 189.44 | 3 | 5. Albuquerque | $ 195.32 | $ 198.03 | 4 | 6. San Antonio | $ 206.79 | $ 219.12 | 9 | 7. Las Vegas | $ 208.42 | $ 204.91 | 6 | 8. Austin | $ 211.08 | $ 218.59 | 8 | 9. Portland | $ 216.43 | $ 241.50 | 14 | 10. Sacramento | $ 216.92 | $ 231.17 | 11 | 11. Los Angeles | $ 219.34 | $ 238.28 | 13 | 12. Phoenix | $ 234.18 | $ 201.96 | 5 | 13. Reno | $ 238.09 | $ 241.70 | 15 | 14. Dallas | $ 245.68 | $ 235.21 | 12 | 15. Tucson | $ 248.85 | $ 225.87 | 10 | 16. San Jose | $ 254.29 | $ 267.55 | 16 | 17. San Diego | $ 291.68 | $ 301.40 | 17 | | Average | $ 216.68 | $ 221.92 | |
The typical residential bill is based on 600 kWh of electricity, 93 Ccf of natural gas, 1,600 CF of water and 800 CF of wastewater. |
