After our FAQ about power in Cities Skylines and details about coal power plant there is another power plant which you will build after your town increase population which is Oil plant. Their are similar like coal power plant by game mechanics but they have bigger power output.
Informations about oil power plants
Oil Power Plant providesĀ 120 MV of electricity which is 3x more than you could get from coal power plant. Cost isĀ ā”50,000Ā which is just 2,6x more than coal power plant. Maintenance cost isĀ ā”1 920 per week which is 3,4x more than coal power plant. One biggest negative is that this plant provides heavy pollution same as coal power plant.
If we will talk about ābenefitsā of building oil power plant. Then you could see that maintenance cost is much more. But if you want same output from coals power like one oil plant then you must build three of them (3Ć40 MV => 120 MV) then upkeep of coal plant will be ā”1 680.
From our article aboutĀ FAQ Power in Cities SkylinesĀ we know that bestĀ priceĀ ā”Ā per MVĀ has Fusion Power Plant inĀ ā”63 per MVĀ on output. Oil power plant has costĀ ā”417 per MVĀ and itāsĀ fourth on list of best price per MV.
Bellow you could see power plants which has much better Cost of MW (ā”/MW). Then in later phases you want to build solar plant or nuclear power plant.
| Building | MW | Cost(ā”) | Cost of MW (ā”/MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion Power Plant | 16Ā 000 | 1Ā 000Ā 000 | 63 |
| Nuclear Power Plant | 640 | 200Ā 000 | 313 |
| Solar Updraft Tower | 240 | 90Ā 000 | 375 |
| Oil Power Plant | 120 | 50Ā 000 | 417 |
Not enough fuel in oil power plants
Every oil power plant needs āoilā for working. This oil could be used from your Oil industry zones if you have them or imported from other cities. In every plant you could see for how many weeks they have stored oilā¦
ā¦ fulfilling these plants runs automatically. And if you want guarantee that they donāt we be out of fuel you must optimize your traffic. If your power plant wonāt be reached by trucks with oil then your power plant will have outagesā¦
ā¦ if you have Oil industry then could be good way to build Oil plants as close as possible to minimize potential problems with traffic. And one tip at the end.
If you will be dependent on your industry then count on the fact that you may run out of oil (depending on the field) and it makes sense to strive for the most environmentally friendly electricity in the long run. Iām not saying this out of conviction, it comes out that way data-wise. š
