In Aurora, Xcel Energy provides electricity for most Aurora homes; Xcel Energy is Aurora's natural-gas utility; City of Aurora Water handles Aurora's water and sewer. The exact lineup depends on your Aurora address — even nearby Denver and Lakewood answer differently.
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If you're setting up service in Aurora, the split is clean. Xcel Energy carries both the electric and the gas — gas at every address sampled across Aurora, electric at nearly all — so there's no shopping around. Colorado doesn't offer retail choice, and Aurora never built its own power utility the way Colorado Springs or Fort Collins did. Water and sewer come from City of Aurora Water, the city-owned utility, at nearly all sampled addresses. As across Colorado, that water service is often a separate city account.
Aurora sprawls east and south from Denver across three counties — Arapahoe, Adams, and a slice of Douglas — and much of it grew outward onto the plains, far from the mountain snowmelt other Front Range cities tap. That distance is a big reason the city runs its own water: Aurora Water built out reservoirs and even a system to recapture and purify South Platte water for reuse. So while your energy provider is regional, your water is very much a local, city-run operation.
| Utility | Provider | Phone | Start service |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⚡ Electricity | Xcel Energy | (800) 895-2999 | Provider site |
| 🔥 Natural gas | Xcel Energy | (800) 895-2999 | Provider site |
| 💧 Water | City of Aurora Water Municipal | (303) 739-7000 | Provider site |
| 🚽 Sewer | City of Aurora Water Municipal | (303) 739-7000 | Provider site |
Based on 11 sampled Aurora addresses spanning ZIP codes 80010, 80011, 80012, 80013, 80014, 80015, 80016, 80017, 80018 (2026-07-20). Yours may differ — the Aurora lookup is the tiebreaker.
Aurora's boundaries are famously jagged, and they cross into unincorporated Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas County in spots. A home that looks like Aurora can sit just outside city limits — or fall on that rare sewer setup — so a parcel near the edge is worth double-checking.
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Before your first night in that Anschutz-area condo or a new build out by Aurora Reservoir, run this quick checklist so the water and power are on when you arrive.
At nearly all of the Aurora addresses we sampled, Xcel Energy was the electric utility. The exact Aurora provider depends on the address.
Generally no — Aurora electric territory is fixed by address: the utility holding your Aurora block is your utility, and at nearly all of sampled Aurora addresses that was Xcel Energy — Aurora is a one-signup town.
At nearly all of the Aurora addresses we sampled, City of Aurora Water was the water provider — sewer included. Other districts take over around Aurora's edges, so check your block.
No — at every one of the sampled Aurora addresses, Xcel Energy was the gas utility, but plenty of Aurora homes are all-electric and never open this account.
Xcel Energy provides both. Across addresses sampled in Aurora, gas came back as Xcel at every one, and electric at nearly all. Colorado doesn't have retail energy choice, so you won't be picking between competing suppliers — you set up service directly with Xcel. To be sure your specific address matches, run it through the lookup before you schedule a start date.
Usually, yes. Water and sewer in Aurora come from City of Aurora Water, the city-owned utility, at nearly all sampled addresses, while your electricity and gas come from Xcel. As is typical across Colorado, municipal water is often handled as its own city account, separate from your energy service. Set them up as two distinct things, and confirm both for your address with the lookup.
No. Some Colorado cities — Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Longmont — run their own municipal utilities, and Pueblo is Black Hills Energy territory. Aurora isn't one of those; its power comes from Xcel Energy at essentially every sampled address. What the city does own and run is water. So plan on Xcel for energy and City of Aurora Water for water and sewer, and verify your address with the lookup.
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Find my providersAurora provider data comes from our address-level utility lookup engine — 11 Aurora sample addresses spread across ZIPs 80010, 80011, 80012, 80013, 80014, 80015, 80016, 80017, 80018, refreshed 2026-07-20. Individual Aurora addresses vary — check yours directly. Here's how we verify Aurora provider data.