Community Electricity Use Per Capita (kWh/quarter)
Desired Result: Below Target
Analysis of Performance
- The analysis below represents data through the first quarter of 2026.
- Updated previous reporting for 2025 values per capita calculations to include DOLA estimate of 174,412 total population for 2025 and 174,785 estimated population for 2026.
- Q1 2026 community electricity result of 2,032 kilowatt-hours per capita was 23.1% below the 2005 baseline.
- Q1 2026 home electricity use of 747 kilowatt-hours per capita was 21.4% below the 2005 baseline.
- Q1 2026 business electricity use of 1,285 kilowatt-hours per capita was 24.1% below the 2005 baseline.
- Programs and services are one primary factor helping to keep electricity use flat while the population has continued to increase. Other factors include codes and standards, general availability of efficient products, customer conservation behavior and increasing local renewable energy production. Note that these values are not weather normalized, but rather actual community electricity usage.
Metric Definition
This metric tracks electricity use (kWh) per capita. It is calculated by dividing the yearly community electricity use by that year’s population. By tracking electricity use at a per capita level, changes in behavior, efficiency, and other influencing factors are more visible than at the community level where population can mask these trends. Performance improves as electricity use per capita declines. Data is provided by Fort Collins Utilities.
Why Is This Important?
Electricity represents more than 50% of all emissions, meaning that lowering community electricity use is a crucial component to achieving the community’s 2020, 2030, and 2050 climate action goals.
City Organization Impact on Performance
Medium – The Utilities' Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs provides programs and services to reduce energy use. Weather and local economic conditions are the other primary influences which have an impact on the electric usage of the community. The actions of residents and businesses are also key to lowering use and thereby emissions.
Benchmark Information
Benchmark not available at this time.