Power plant · Colorado, United States
Burlington (CO) Power Plant
Burlington (CO) Power Plant is an idle power plant in Colorado, United States, with 129 MW of capacity, owned by Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc.
Grid connection
It is idle (standby or backup), holding a 129 MW grid connection at 115 kV to the grid of Public Service Co of Colorado.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Colorado | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (standby or backup) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1977 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 129 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Petroleum Liquids | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Public Service Co of Colorado | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.3561, -102.2431 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Burlington (CO) is the 15th-largest of 21 power plants in Colorado and the 928th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 129 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 15th of 21 | 10,465 MW | 1.2% |
| United States | 928th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,257th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 water right, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonny Res water right 4903314 36131.00000 | Water right | — | — | 30 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
- Laramie River Station1,863 MW
- Craig (CO)1,428 MW
- Fortress 1399 MW · planned
- Escalante257 MW
- Elk Run200 MW · planned
- Morel Energy Storage200 MW · permitted
- Goshen Solar163 MW · permitted
- Spanish Peaks Solar140 MW
Other power plants in Colorado
- Craig (CO)1,428 MW
- Comanche (CO)1,253 MW
- Fort St Vrain1,149 MW
- Cherokee1,006 MW
- Rawhide800 MW
- Rocky Mountain Energy Center685 MW
- Rush Creek Wind600 MW
- Front Range Power Plant554 MW
Data on this page
- Colorado DWR REST API. Colorado DWR REST API, CDSS Terms of Use.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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