Is Electrification Worth It in Colorado?

Denver: 300 sunny days, -5°F winter nights, and $0.14/kWh electricity.

Colorado is a weird mix. You need serious heating (6,000+ degree days in Denver, more in the mountains), but your winters are dry and sunny—perfect for cold-climate heat pumps. Natural gas is cheap ($0.95/therm) thanks to Wattenberg Field, but electricity isn't expensive either. Xcel Energy offers heat pump rebates, and the federal credit helps.

This one depends on your current system. If you're replacing an old AC + furnace, definitely go heat pump—you're buying new equipment anyway. If your gas furnace is only 10 years old, the math gets tighter. But the air quality angle matters too—Front Range ozone and winter inversions make electrification appealing even if the payback is 10+ years.