Utility Rate Changes

The Longmont City Council has adopted an update to Longmont’s electric and sanitation rates in order to continue providing reliable, high-quality service to the community. This affects electric rates in 2026-2027 and sanitation rates for 2026-2028 and will also provide additional rebates for Longmont CAReS recipients.

The rates remain competitive with other Front Range communities and allow Longmont to:

• Pay wholesale electric costs, and otherwise cover needed maintenance, operational, and improvement costs for the LPC electric grid.
• Fund the continuing efforts of Longmont Power & Communications and Platte River Power Authority, our wholesale power provider, to increase our non-carbon energy sources toward a goal of 100% renewable energy, as called for by the City Council.
• Continue to support the wide range of waste disposal, recycling and composting services enjoyed by our residents, which has been provided at the same cost to customers since 2017.

Approvals by the City Council include:

• First reading (electric rates) – Sept. 23 (Passed)
• First reading (sanitation rates) – Oct. 14 (Passed) 
• Second reading (approval of all rates) – Oct. 28 (Passed) 

Rebates and Savings

Longmont prides itself on providing quality utility service to residents and businesses at a reasonable cost. The community also has a number of options available to help keep bills low, including:

• Choosing a smaller trash bin. By selecting a 48-gallon trash bin instead of a 96-gallon one, or by having a 48-gallon bin collected every other week instead of weekly, residents can pay lower sanitation rates. Find out more about the options and how to set them up at the Waste Services rates page.
• Longmont CAReS, which offers financial assistance and rebates in a number of services for income-qualified residents.
• Efficiency Works, which can also help homes and businesses find ways to save money and energy.
• Longmont’s water-efficiency rebates for improvements that help reduce water usage for homes and businesses.
• Colorado’s Affordable Residential Energy Program (CARE), which offers free energy efficiency upgrades for income-qualified residents.
• Longmont’s COPE (Citizens’ Option to Provide Energy), a neighbors-helping-neighbors program that customers can donate to as part of their utility bill. This cooperative agreement between the City and the OUR Center helps residents pay past-due utility bills when all other resources are exhausted.

Ordinances and Rate Information

• Electric Rates – Council Communication (summary and background information)
• Electric Rates – Ordinance (full text of adopted changes to the electric rates)
• Sanitation Rates – Council Communication (summary and background information)
• Sanitation Rates – Ordinance (full text of adopted changes to the santiation rates)
• Previously Adopted Water Rates – Ordinance (full text of 2025-2027 water rates adopted in 2024)