# Colorado Springs, CO rack market

Colorado Springs, CO wholesale fuel rack market. 1 terminal posts there, delivered by NuStar Pipeline. 2 running refineries can reach it by published route, 2 confirmed.

- Terminals: 1 (#232 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: NuStar Pipeline
- Refineries that can reach it: 2 (2 confirmed or named in a tariff, 0 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 736,289 people across 27 counties (27 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 752,038 gal/day gasoline, 220,319 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Colorado (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 48.6, diesel 60.1; taxed at first receiver / first import
- Pipeline supply: One pipeline system delivers here: NuStar Pipeline. An outage on it leaves the market to truck, rail or water.
- Terminal operators: 1; largest Sunoco / Energy Transfer with 1 of 1 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (Colorado, EIA, 2026-10-05): $4.020/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 4, EIA, 2026-10-05): $6.267/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 3.84 ¢/gal from McKee Station / McKee-DS / McKee-DSCOLO Station (Valero McKee refinery), Moore County on NuStar Pipeline (FERC No. 65.30.0)
- diesel: 3.84 ¢/gal from McKee Station / McKee-DS / McKee-DSCOLO Station (Valero McKee refinery), Moore County on NuStar Pipeline (FERC No. 65.30.0)
- jet fuel: 1.05 ¢/gal from Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal on NuStar Pipeline (Colorado P.U.C. No. 20)

## Terminals
- Nustar - Colorado Springs (T-84-CO-4108), Colorado Springs, CO — NuStar Pipeline

## Refineries that can supply it
- Borger Refinery (WRB Refining / Phillips 66), Borger, TX — via Phillips 66 Pipeline (confirmed)
- Valero McKee Refinery, Sunray, TX — via NuStar Pipeline (confirmed)

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/market/market-colorado-springs-co/
Built from published FERC pipeline tariffs, EIA-820, the IRS Terminal Control Number list and sourced research. Rates are line-haul only. Cite as: Thinking On Energy, Supply Explorer, 2026-10-08.