City of Fountain and solar
City of Fountain is a municipal utility serving about 17,088 homes in Colorado. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.8¢10% below Colorado average
- Typical bill
- $106713 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.6 yrs5.4 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Fountain customers
Full retail net metering (Colorado rule).
Colorado requires investor-owned utilities like Xcel Energy to credit solar exports at the full retail rate, with credits rolling over month to month indefinitely. Co-ops and large municipal utilities must also offer net metering, though their rules and size limits differ.
Solar for a typical City of Fountain home
| System | 5.4 kW (100% of 713 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,270 |
| First-year savings | $1,218 |
| Payback | 13.6 years |
| 25-year net | $18,908 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1,004
- Share of customers
- 5.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 6 MW
- Residential customers
- 17,088
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Fountain and solar
Does City of Fountain have net metering?
City of Fountain follows Colorado's rules: Colorado requires investor-owned utilities like Xcel Energy to credit solar exports at the full retail rate, with credits rolling over month to month indefinitely. Co-ops and large municipal utilities must also offer net metering, though their rules and size limits differ.
How much does electricity cost with City of Fountain?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 713 kWh a month, a bill of about $106.
Is solar worth it with City of Fountain?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.4 kW system costing about $17,270 pays back in about 13.6 years, with $18,908 net over 25 years.
How many City of Fountain customers have solar?
About 1,004 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 5.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Fountain (EIA ID 6638). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.