Fort Collins Utilities Data Access Guide
Fort Collins Utilities is a community-owned municipal utility delivering electric, water, wastewater, and stormwater service to roughly 80,000 electric customers in northern Colorado. With citywide AMI and 15-minute interval data, it offers strong self-service access plus Green Button via UtilityAPI (now being deprecated) and ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager web services for benchmarking and third-party data exchange.
How to Get Your Fort Collins Utilities Data: All Access Methods
| Method | 1st Party | 3rd Party | Customer Types | Data Types | Latency | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyEnergy Portal | ✓ | — | Residential & small commercial | Billing, 15-min usage | Near real-time / daily | Web charts |
| ElectriConnect (MV-WEB) | ✓ | — | Commercial & industrial | Demand, usage, multi-site | Daily | Web dashboard / export |
| UtilityAPI / Green Button CMD | — | ✓ | Authorized third parties (legacy) | Meter, bill, 15/30/60-min interval | Historical + ongoing | JSON / Green Button XML / CSV |
| Portfolio Manager web services | ✓ | ✓ | Commercial / consultants | Monthly aggregate consumption | Monthly | Web services API |
Billing Data Access
Fort Collins Utilities provides online billing access through the MyEnergy portal for residential and small commercial customers and the ElectriConnect (MV-WEB) portal for commercial and industrial customers. Bills, usage, and payment history are viewable online; commercial customers get demand and multi-site analysis tools.
What Data Is on Your Fort Collins Utilities Bill
- Current bill amount and due date
- Billing period information
- Usage in kWh
- 12-month usage history
- Time-of-day pricing breakdown (TOD customers)
- Rate code and service class
- Commercial demand and multi-site data (ElectriConnect)
How to Download Fort Collins Utilities Bills (Business & Commercial)
- 01Call 970-212-2900 or email utilities@fcgov.com to request ElectriConnect (MV-WEB) setup
- 02Receive commercial portal credentials
- 03Log in at the ElectriConnect URL to view demand, usage, and multi-site data
- 04Export reports and meter data from the commercial dashboard
How to Download Fort Collins Utilities Bills (Residential)
- 01Visit https://fcgov.com/myenergy
- 02Sign in or create an account with email and password
- 03Open the Bills tab and select View Filed Bills
- 04Click Monitor My Use, then My Energy > Use for consumption detail
Third-Party Access to Fort Collins Utilities Billing Data
UtilityAPI authorization (legacy, deprecating)
- 01Third party registers at https://utilityapi.com/register/fcu
- 02Sends a customer authorization form
- 03Customer authorizes; third party retrieves bill/meter/interval data via API
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager web services
- 01Customer sets up a Portfolio Manager account and adds properties
- 02Customer authorizes the Fort Collins Utilities data connection
- 03Fort Collins pushes monthly aggregate consumption to Portfolio Manager
- 04Authorized consultant accesses data via Portfolio Manager web services
Want to understand the charges on your bill?
See the Fort Collins Utilities Rate Schedules & Tariff Guide →Interval Data & Smart Meters
Fort Collins Utilities has fully deployed AMI citywide (since 2015–2016), providing 15-minute interval consumption data. Customers view interval data through MyEnergy; third parties historically accessed it via the UtilityAPI-powered MyData portal (Green Button Connect My Data), which is now being deprecated.
How to Download Fort Collins Utilities Interval Data via Green Button
- 01Log into MyEnergy at https://fcgov.com/myenergy
- 02Click Monitor My Use, then the My Energy tab
- 03Select Use to view 15-minute interval data (charts)
- 04For machine-readable Green Button XML/CSV, use a registered UtilityAPI third party (legacy, deprecating) or Portfolio Manager web services
Interval data is essential for rate comparison and TOU analysis.
See which Fort Collins Utilities rate schedule is best for your usage pattern →Third-Party API Access
Fort Collins partnered with UtilityAPI to provide Green Button Connect My Data through the MyData portal (launched Nov 2020), letting registered third parties retrieve bill, meter, and interval data via a REST API after customer authorization. That platform is being deprecated and no longer accepts new enrollments; the utility now points third parties to ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager web services for benchmarking data, with enhanced API capabilities expected under the new VertexOne CIS.
Available Fort Collins Utilities API Endpoints
| Function | Endpoint | Method | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| List customer meters | /api/v2/meters | GET | JSON |
| List customer bills | /api/v2/bills | GET | JSON |
| List interval data | /api/v2/intervals | GET | JSON |
| Download raw files (PDF/CSV/Green Button XML) | /api/v2/files/ | GET | CSV / XML / PDF |
How to Register as a Fort Collins Utilities API Vendor
- 01Register as a third party at https://utilityapi.com/register/fcu (legacy; confirm availability)
- 02Generate API tokens in the UtilityAPI dashboard
- 03Create and send customer authorization forms
- 04Retrieve meters, bills, and intervals via the v2 REST API
- 05For benchmarking, use Portfolio Manager web services as the go-forward path
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
How to Enroll in Fort Collins Utilities EDI
- 01No formal EDI program is documented. The utility is migrating to the VertexOne (VXcis) CIS, which may add EDI in the future. Contact 970-212-2900 or utilities@fcgov.com to inquire about EDI roadmap and API alternatives.
Rate Schedules & Tariff Analysis
Fort Collins commercial rates increasingly rely on a coincident-peak (CP) demand charge as load grows. For E300 (verified 2025), the CP charge is $14.83/kW non-summer and $18.09/kW summer (June–September) on top of a $32.03/month fixed charge and $0.0515/kWh energy. Because CP is set during a single monthly peak hour, roughly 23% of the annual bill is driven by ~12 hours per year — making peak forecasting and curtailment the single highest-value optimization for E300/E400 customers.
Fort Collins Utilities Rate Schedule List
| Schedule | Applicability |
|---|---|
| E100 — Commercial/General Service | General commercial; energy + fixed charge. |
| E200 — Small Commercial | Small commercial accounts. |
| E300 — Large Commercial | ~50–749 kW; CP demand charge applies ($14.83/$18.09 per kW). |
| E400 — Large Commercial/Industrial | 750 kW+; seasonal CP demand charge applies. |
Fort Collins Utilities Rate Features & TOU Details
- Demand-tiered commercial classes (E100/E200/E300/E400)
- Seasonal, coincident-peak demand charges on E300/E400
- Verified E300: $32.03/mo fixed, $0.0515/kWh energy, $14.83 (non-summer)/$18.09 (summer) per kW CP
- Optional Time-of-Day (TOD) pricing
- Wholesale supply from Platte River Power Authority; rates set by City ordinance
For a deeper analysis including cost optimization strategies and historical rate trends:
Read the full Fort Collins Utilities Rate Optimization Guide →Other Data Access Programs
Building Energy and Water Scoring (BEWS)
Mandatory benchmarking for commercial/multifamily buildings 5,000+ sq ft. Buildings report annual performance via ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager with automated monthly data from the utility.
- 01Confirm the building is 5,000+ sq ft commercial/multifamily
- 02Create an ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account and add properties
- 03Log into the Fort Collins benchmarking portal and authorize the data connection
- 04Verify monthly data downloads and submit the compliance report by June 1
Time-of-Day (TOD) Pricing
Optional/standard time-of-day pricing where the per-kWh price varies by time of day, day of week, and season. Non-summer (May 1–Sep 30) residential on-peak hours are 2–7 p.m. weekdays.
- 01Review TOD on-peak windows for your season
- 02Shift discretionary load out of on-peak hours
- 03Monitor TOD breakdown in MyEnergy
Coincident Peak management (Commercial)
For E300/E400 commercial accounts, coincident-peak demand charges (set during the single monthly peak hour on the Platte River system) can represent ~23% of the annual bill while being driven by only 12 hours per year.
- 01Identify likely monthly coincident-peak windows (afternoons in summer, evenings in winter)
- 02Curtail or shift load during forecast peak hours
- 03Use ElectriConnect to compare facility demand vs coincident peak
VertexOne CIS Migration
Fort Collins selected VertexOne (VXcis) as its new cloud CIS in October 2023, replacing Open Smartflex. The migration is expected to enhance API capabilities, data export, and potentially EDI support.
- 01Monitor utility announcements for new API endpoints
- 02Inquire about EDI roadmap under VertexOne
- 03Plan third-party integrations around the new platform
Limitations & Considerations
- ⚠MyData (UtilityAPI Green Button) portal is being deprecated and no longer accepts new third-party enrollments
- ⚠No documented EDI trading-partner program (may change under VertexOne CIS)
- ⚠MyEnergy interval data is chart-only; machine-readable export requires UtilityAPI or Portfolio Manager
- ⚠Portfolio Manager feed is monthly aggregate (not meter-level interval) to preserve privacy
- ⚠ElectriConnect commercial portal requires manual setup via customer service
- ⚠Data access methods are in transition during the VertexOne CIS migration
Fort Collins Utilities Data Access FAQ
How can a third-party consultant get our 15-minute interval data from Fort Collins Utilities?▾
Historically through the UtilityAPI-powered MyData portal (Green Button Connect My Data), which delivers 15/30/60-minute interval data via REST API after customer authorization. That platform is being deprecated and no longer accepts new enrollments, so the go-forward path for whole-building data is ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager web services. For account-specific commercial analysis, ElectriConnect (MV-WEB) is available to the customer directly.
What commercial electric rate classes does Fort Collins use?▾
Commercial classes are tiered by demand: E100 (commercial/general service), E200 (small commercial), E300 (large commercial, ~50–749 kW average monthly demand), and E400 (large commercial/industrial, 750 kW or greater). E300 and E400 carry coincident-peak demand charges set during the monthly system peak hour.
Why is the coincident-peak charge so important for our facility?▾
For E300/E400 accounts, coincident-peak demand charges are based on your facility's demand during the single peak hour each month (about 12 hours per year) yet can account for roughly 23% of the annual electric bill. The verified 2025 E300 coincident-peak charge is $14.83/kW non-summer and $18.09/kW in summer (June–September), so avoiding load during peak hours produces outsized savings.
Does Fort Collins support Green Button and EDI?▾
Fort Collins is Green Button compliant via UtilityAPI (OpenESPI), offering XML/CSV/JSON exports, though the MyData platform is being deprecated. There is no documented EDI trading-partner program; the VertexOne CIS migration may add EDI in the future.
How do we benchmark a building for BEWS compliance?▾
Buildings 5,000+ sq ft must benchmark annually in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and report by June 1. Fort Collins automatically pushes monthly whole-building electric and water consumption to Portfolio Manager once you authorize the connection, eliminating manual data entry.
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