Setting up utilities in Lakewood
In Lakewood, Xcel Energy delivers electricity, Xcel Energy delivers gas, water depends on your address, and sewer depends on your address.
Moving to Lakewood? Public Grid can set up your electric for you.
Your utilities in Lakewood
Who to call for each service in Lakewood, and how to start it.
Electric
Xcel Energy
The electric company for Denver and much of Colorado.
To start: Xcel Energy asks for ID when you start service. Public Grid’s setup tells you exactly what you’ll need.
Or let Public Grid set it up →Gas
Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy supplies gas to customers in Colorado.
To start: Fill out the online Start Service form, and call Xcel instead if the gas or electric is turned off at the address.
Water
Depends on your address
The Consolidated Mutual Water Company
Serves parts of Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Jefferson County.
Parts of Lakewood, including Solterra; check your address
To start: Send your request in writing to [email protected] with all required documents included.
For a rental, a copy of the statement can be sent to the property, addressed to “Current Occupant.”
Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District
Provides water and sewer service, located wholly within Lakewood.
West Lakewood around Green Mountain; check your address
For a rental, the owner’s name stays on the account; the District can add a renter contact so the bill is mailed to the renter.
Bancroft-Clover Water and Sanitation District
Provides water and wastewater service in southeastern Lakewood.
Southeastern Lakewood; check your address
Denver Water
Serves the city of Denver and many surrounding suburbs.
Bear Creek, South Sheridan and nearby areas; check address
To start: Call Customer Care with the service address, billing address, a phone number and the start date.
Lakewood Utilities
The City’s utility for clean drinking water and sanitary sewers.
Northeast Lakewood near Sheridan Blvd; check your address
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Lakehurst Water and Sanitation District
Water and sewer from Hampden Ave to Berry Ave, C-470 to Depew St.
South Lakewood, south of Hampden Ave; check your address
To start: Buying a home: service transfers from the seller at closing, handled by your title company.
Renters: service is already set up for the owner, and it’s up to the owner to transfer it into a renter’s name.
High View Water District
A water district whose service area is in northwest Lakewood.
Roughly 6th to 14th Ave, Coors to Miller St; check address
Alameda Water and Sanitation District
A water and sewer provider serving Lakewood, per the City.
Parts of southeast Lakewood; check with the district
Bonvue Water & Sanitation District
A water and sewer provider serving Lakewood, per the City.
A small area north of Alameda Ave; check with the district
Mount Carbon Metropolitan District
Limited to water and sewer facilities, services and programs.
Far west Lakewood outside Solterra; check your address
City of Edgewater
The City of Edgewater operates a water system.
A small pocket along W 20th Ave; check your address
Sewer
Depends on your address
Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District
Provides water and sewer service, located wholly within Lakewood.
West Lakewood around Green Mountain; check your address
For a rental, the owner’s name stays on the account; the District can add a renter contact so the bill is mailed to the renter.
Bancroft-Clover Water and Sanitation District
Provides water and wastewater service in southeastern Lakewood.
Southeastern Lakewood; check your address
Lakewood Utilities
The City’s utility for clean drinking water and sanitary sewers.
North Lakewood; check your address
Bear Creek Water & Sanitation District
Serves public water and sanitary sewer service to the District.
South Lakewood around Bear Creek; check your address
The District bills sewer; Denver Water reads the meters and bills for water.
Alameda Water and Sanitation District
A water and sewer provider serving Lakewood, per the City.
Parts of central and south Lakewood; check your address
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Northwest Lakewood Sanitation District
A sewer provider serving the City of Lakewood, per the City.
Northwest Lakewood, west of Kipling St; check your address
East Jefferson County Sanitation District
A sewer provider serving the City of Lakewood, per the City.
Northeast Lakewood, north of Colfax Ave; check your address
Daniels Sanitation District
Sanitation district whose service area is in northwest Lakewood.
Roughly 6th to 14th Ave, Coors to Miller St; check address
Lakehurst Water and Sanitation District
Water and sewer from Hampden Ave to Berry Ave, C-470 to Depew St.
South Lakewood, south of Hampden Ave; check your address
To start: Buying a home: service transfers from the seller at closing, handled by your title company.
Renters: service is already set up for the owner, and it’s up to the owner to transfer it into a renter’s name.
South Sheridan Water and Sanitary Sewer District
A water and sanitary sewer district located within Lakewood.
Southeast Lakewood near Sheridan Blvd; check your address
Its bill doesn’t include water usage: residents get a water usage bill from Denver Water.
Fossil Ridge Metropolitan District
Provides wastewater service in Solterra and bills homeowners.
Solterra, in far west Lakewood; check your address
Grant Water and Sanitation District
Serves the Grant Ranch area.
Grant Ranch area, far south Lakewood; check your address
To start: New homeowners not given the Utility Transfer Information form at closing should contact the District right away.
New renters fill out the Billing Information Change Request form, signed where indicated.
West Alameda Heights Sanitation Service, Inc
Serves most homes within the West Alameda Heights subdivision.
West Alameda Heights subdivision; check your address
East Lakewood Sanitation District
Operates a wastewater collection system wholly within Lakewood.
East Lakewood near Sheridan Blvd; check your address
Pleasant View Water and Sanitation District
Provides sanitary sewer service between Golden and Lakewood.
Northwest edge, toward Golden; check your address
Bennett Bear Creek Farms Water & Sanitation District
Operates and maintains the wastewater collection mains.
Parts of south Lakewood (80227); check your address
Bonvue Water & Sanitation District
A water and sewer provider serving Lakewood, per the City.
A small area north of Alameda Ave; check with the district
College Park Water and Sanitation District
Provides sanitation services to residents in Jefferson County.
A small area at the west edge; check with the district
Wheat Ridge Sanitation District
A sewer provider serving the City of Lakewood, per the City.
A small area at the north edge; check with the district
Mount Carbon Metropolitan District
Limited to water and sewer facilities, services and programs.
Far west Lakewood outside Solterra; check your address
Southwest Suburban Denver Water & Sanitation District
Serves the Governors Ranch and Foothill Greens area.
A sliver at the far south edge; check your address
To start: New homeowners who haven’t filled out the Utility Transfer Information form should contact the District right away; it needs the new owner’s signature and the transfer fee paid.
Tenants fill out a Billing Information Change Request form, co-signed by the owner, to get the billing in their name.
Trash & recycling
The City doesn’t provide trash service or contract with haulers for residents; residents set up service directly with the hauler of their choosing.
What Lakewood homes pay for electricity
This is Xcel Energy’s average for the homes it serves. Your own bill depends on your home’s size and how you heat it.
$100
Xcel Energy’s average home bill, per month
16.8¢
Xcel Energy’s average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
FAQ
Questions about moving to Lakewood
Sources: Xcel Energy, The Consolidated Mutual Water Company, Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District, Bancroft-Clover Water and Sanitation District, Denver Water, Lakewood Utilities, Lakehurst Water and Sanitation District, High View Water District, Alameda Water and Sanitation District, Bonvue Water & Sanitation District, Mount Carbon Metropolitan District, City of Edgewater, Bear Creek Water & Sanitation District, Northwest Lakewood Sanitation District, East Jefferson County Sanitation District, Daniels Sanitation District, South Sheridan Water and Sanitary Sewer District, Fossil Ridge Metropolitan District, Grant Water and Sanitation District, West Alameda Heights Sanitation Service, Inc, East Lakewood Sanitation District, Pleasant View Water and Sanitation District, Bennett Bear Creek Farms Water & Sanitation District, College Park Water and Sanitation District, Wheat Ridge Sanitation District, Southwest Suburban Denver Water & Sanitation District, EIA.
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