189th largest plant in Colorado · 9578th nationally
Julesburg is a oil power plant in Colorado with a nameplate capacity of 2.8 MW.
| Plant Name | Julesburg |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Julesburg - (Co) |
| City | Julesburg |
| County | Sedgwick County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 80737 |
| Coordinates | 40.95050, -102.27950 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Standby | 1964 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Standby | 1951 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Retired | 1949 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Standby | 1945 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Standby | 1946 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.