The rules that set your savings
Your utility matters more than your sunshine
Colorado’s sun is excellent nearly everywhere. What changes the payback is how your utility credits the power you export — and which battery and EV programs it runs. Pick yours.
Investor-owned utilities
Regulated by the Colorado PUC; state net-metering law applies in full.
Municipal utilities
Owned by the city or town; each sets its own solar rules within state minimums.
Colorado Springs UtilitiesIn-depthExports credited at the time-of-day rate when sent1 towns on our mapFort Collins Utilities (Light & Power)In-depthExports credited at the time-of-day rate when sent1 towns on our mapLongmont Power & CommunicationsIn-depthExports credited at a value-of-solar rate below retail1 towns on our mapLoveland Water and PowerIn-depthExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits1 towns on our mapTown of Estes Park Power and CommunicationsExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits1 towns on our mapCity of Glenwood Springs Electric DepartmentExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits1 towns on our mapCity of Aspen Electric UtilityCredit rules not confirmed for your utility1 towns on our map
Electric cooperatives
Member-owned; Colorado’s co-op net-metering statute sets the floor, and many go further.
CORE Electric CooperativeIn-depthExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits11 towns on our mapUnited PowerIn-depthExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits11 towns on our mapHoly Cross EnergyIn-depthExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits8 towns on our mapPoudre Valley Rural Electric AssociationIn-depthExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits3 towns on our mapMountain View Electric AssociationIn-depthExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits7 towns on our mapLa Plata Electric AssociationIn-depthExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits4 towns on our mapSan Miguel Power AssociationExports credited at the time-of-day rate when sent11 towns on our mapDelta-Montrose Electric AssociationCredit rules not confirmed for your utility7 towns on our mapGrand Valley PowerExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits2 towns on our mapYampa Valley Electric AssociationExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits4 towns on our mapSan Luis Valley Rural Electric CooperativeExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits3 towns on our mapMountain Parks ElectricExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits7 towns on our mapHighline Electric AssociationExcess credited at avoided cost — well below retail8 towns on our mapK.C. Electric AssociationExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits9 towns on our mapMorgan County Rural Electric AssociationExcess credited at avoided cost — well below retail5 towns on our mapSoutheast Colorado Power AssociationExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits10 towns on our mapSan Isabel Electric AssociationExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits8 towns on our mapEmpire Electric AssociationExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits4 towns on our mapGunnison County Electric AssociationExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits4 towns on our mapSangre de Cristo Electric AssociationExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits2 towns on our mapWhite River Electric AssociationExports banked 1:1 as kWh credits1 towns on our map
Some very small town-owned utilities and out-of-state cooperatives serving a handful of Colorado towns are covered on those towns’ pages instead of here. Territory data: Colorado Energy Office Electric Utility Service Territories (data edited July 2026). Always confirm your utility from your bill.
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Our Colorado crew looks up your utility’s current rules, models your roof, and tells you straight — including when solar or a battery won’t pay off.