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Outdoor & Garage · Colorado

How Much Does It Cost to Run a Pool Pump in Colorado?

The short answer

In Colorado, a pool pump drawing 1,500W costs about $0.26 per hour — roughly $62.06 a month if it runs 8 hours a day.

The estimate uses Colorado’s average residential electricity price of 17.0¢/kWh from EIA (July 2026) — 7% below the national average.

Source: U.S. EIA, July 2026 data · Updated

Pool Pump cost by daily use in Colorado

Cost at 17.0¢/kWh, the Colorado average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 45.6 $0.26 $7.76 $93.08
2 hours/day 91.3 $0.51 $15.51 $186
4 hours/day 182.5 $1.02 $31.03 $372
8 hours/day 365.0 $2.04 $62.06 $745
12 hours/day 547.6 $3.06 $93.09 $1,117
24 hours/day 1,095.1 $6.12 $186 $2,234

Colorado vs other states

At typical use, a pool pump costs $745 a year in Colorado — $1,358 less than in Hawaii and $187 more than in Louisiana.

Colorado has the 22nd-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. Colorado price per kWh · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Colorado

17.0¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +6.3% from a year earlier.

How to lower the cost of running a pool pump

Pool pumps can be one of the biggest electricity users in a home with a pool because they run for many hours every day of the season. A single-speed 1–2 HP pump typically draws 1,000–2,500W. Variable-speed pumps are dramatically more efficient: running at low speed for longer moves the same water with a fraction of the energy, which is why many states now require them for new installs.

  • Switch to a variable-speed pump — savings of 50–80% are common.
  • Run the pump only as long as needed to turn over the water once a day.
  • Keep skimmer baskets and filters clean so the pump doesn't strain.
  • Summers in Colorado are relatively mild, so cooling costs are concentrated in a few hot weeks each year.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to run a pool pump for 24 hours in Colorado?

Running a 1,500W pool pump for 24 hours uses about 36.0 kWh, which costs about $6.12 at Colorado’s average rate of 17.0¢/kWh.

How many kWh does a pool pump use per month?

At 8 hours a day, a typical pool pump uses about 365 kWh a month. In Colorado that costs $62.06.

Is it expensive to run a pool pump in Colorado?

Colorado has the 22nd-most-expensive residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 17.0¢/kWh — close to the middle of the pack. Running a pool pump here costs about $745 a year at typical use, compared with $802 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Colorado right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Colorado was 17.0¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 6.3% from a year earlier.

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