Is electricity expensive in Colorado?

Colorado's residential average of 17.1¢/kWh is 7% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 29 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest freezer to run in Colorado?

Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $23 a year at Colorado rates (137 kWh/yr).

How does Colorado compare with other states?

The same median freezer costs $55 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $220 in Hawaii (the priciest). Colorado sits at $72.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Colorado · 17.1¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a freezer in Colorado?

$72/yr · median certified model

Colorado's residential rate of 17.1¢/kWh tracks the national average (18.3¢) closely, so national cost figures translate almost directly: a median certified freezer runs about $72 a year here.

Colorado ranks 29 of 51 jurisdictions for freezer running costs — solidly mid-table. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Colorado rates the most efficient certified model (Avanti CF24Q0W) costs $23 a year while the most power-hungry (Monogram ZIF361NBR) costs $111 — a spread of $88 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median freezer would cost $55 and $220 a year there.

Colorado

$72

US average

$77

Nevada

$55

Hawaii

$220

Median certified freezer (418 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest freezers to run at Colorado rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 17.1¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in CO
1	Avanti CF24Q0Wmost efficient	137	$23
2	Liebherr UF3651most efficient	155	$27
3	Kalamera KCF-100E	172	$29
4	Danby DCF035A5WDB	173	$30
5	Arctic King AC35ESKCR1RCM	174	$30
6	Arctic King ARC04B2C	174	$30
7	Midea MRC04M3C	174	$30
8	Cool-living CL-5UFR	195	$33
9	Danby DCF050A5WDB	195	$33
10	Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM	196	$34

Price any model at Colorado rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 20¢
Per month: $5.97
Per year: $72

418 kWh/yr × 17.1¢/kWh = $72/yr

Prefilled with the median certified freezer (418 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run a freezer in Colorado?: About $72 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified freezer, at Colorado's average residential rate of 17.1¢/kWh — that's $5.97 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Colorado?: Colorado's residential average of 17.1¢/kWh is 7% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 29 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest freezer to run in Colorado?: Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $23 a year at Colorado rates (137 kWh/yr).
How does Colorado compare with other states?: The same median freezer costs $55 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $220 in Hawaii (the priciest). Colorado sits at $72.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.