What it costs to charge a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) in Colorado

At Colorado's residential electricity rate of 16.65¢/kWh, a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) (rated 36.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.13 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. That works out to 61.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Colorado — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) in Colorado runs about $920 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,483 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$19.99 — that's what Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh rate puts on the 120 kWh a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) needs for its full 326-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) in Colorado ranks 10,023 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) ranks 189 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Colorado ranks 30 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Colorado

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

Line up a few Colorado electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh rate ranks 30 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.