Power Plants in Maricopa County, Arizona

Maricopa County, Arizona has 82 power plants totaling 21,355 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants82operating sites
Capacity21,355 MWnameplate
Generation74.4M MWhannual
CO₂17.3Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 63%Nuclear 20%Solar 11%Battery Storage 5%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Palo VerdeWintersburgNuclear4,210 MWArizona Public Service Co
Gila River Power Block 4Gila BendNatural Gas1,857 MWSalt River Project
Mesquite Generating Station Block 2ArlingtonNatural Gas1,383 MWMesquite Power Llc
SantanGilbertNatural Gas1,326 MWSalt River Project
Harquahala Generating ProjectTonopahNatural Gas1,277 MWNew Harquahala Generating Co, Llc
West PhoenixPhoenixNatural Gas1,207 MWArizona Public Service Co
Red HawkArlingtonNatural Gas1,140 MWArizona Public Service Co
Sonoran Solar EnergyBuckeyeSolar750 MWSonoran Solar Energy, Llc
Agua FriaGlendaleNatural Gas738 MWSalt River Project
Arlington Valley Energy FacilityArlingtonNatural Gas713 MWArlington Valley Llc
Mesquite Generating Station Block 1ArlingtonNatural Gas692 MWSalt River Project
OcotilloTempeNatural Gas626 MWArizona Public Service Co
Gila River Power Block 1Gila BendNatural Gas619 MWSalt River Project
Gila River Power Block 3Gila BendNatural Gas619 MWSalt River Project
Gila River Power Block 2Gila BendNatural Gas619 MWSalt River Project
KyreneTempeNatural Gas574 MWSalt River Project
Sun Streams 3ArlingtonBattery Storage430 MWSun Streams Pvs, Llc
Solana Generating StationGila BendSolar280 MWArizona Solar One Llc
Sierra Estrella Energy StorageTollesonBattery Storage250 MWSierra Estrella Energy Storage, Llc
Mesquite Solar 1TonopahSolar170 MWConsolidated Edison Development Inc.
Sun Streams, LlcArlingtonSolar160 MWEdp Renewables North America Llc
Mesquite Solar 3, LlcTonopahSolar150 MWConsolidated Edison Development Inc.
Sun Streams 2HassayampaSolar150 MWSun Streams 2, Llc
AgaveArlingtonBattery Storage150 MWArizona Public Service Co
Horse MesaApache JunctionHydroelectric130 MWSalt River Project
Arlington Valley Solar Energy IiArlingtonSolar129 MWArevon Energy, Inc.
Mesquite Solar 5, LlcTonopahSolar120 MWConsolidated Edison Development Inc.
Mesquite Solar 2, LlcTonopahSolar100 MWConsolidated Edison Development Inc.
Superstition Energy StorageGilbertBattery Storage90.0 MWSuperstition Energy Storage, Llc
WestwingPeoriaBattery Storage82.0 MWAes Clean Energy
Gila Bend HybridGila BendSolar73.4 MWArizona Public Service Co
Mormon FlatApache JunctionHydroelectric63.5 MWSalt River Project
Mesquite Solar 4, LlcTonopahSolar62.5 MWConsolidated Edison Development Inc.
El Sol BessPhoenixOther Fossil50.0 MWInvenergy Services Llc
WaddellPeoriaHydroelectric40.0 MWCentral Arizona Water Conservation Dist
Red RockRed RockSolar40.0 MWArizona Public Service Co
RooseveltRooseveltHydroelectric36.0 MWSalt River Project
Cotton Center Solar HybridGila BendSolar34.0 MWArizona Public Service Co
Paloma Solar HybridGila BendSolar34.0 MWArizona Public Service Co
Desert Star HybridBuckeyeSolar20.0 MWArizona Public Service Co
Queen Creek Solar FarmQueen CreekSolar19.0 MWSiete Solar Llc
Arizona State University ChpTempeNatural Gas17.1 MWEnergy Center Phoenix Llc
Saddle Mountain Solar ITonopahSolar15.0 MWSune Az2, Llc
Re Gillespie 1 LlcGila BendSolar15.0 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Badger 1TonopahSolar14.8 MWDesert Sky Solar Llc
Stewart MountainPhoenixHydroelectric13.0 MWSalt River Project
Luke SolarGlendaleSolar11.2 MWArizona Public Service Co
Aes Es GilbertChandlerOther Fossil10.0 MWAes Es Gilbert, Llc
Lake Pleasant WtpPeoriaSolar6.5 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Mesa Carport PvMesaSolar4.6 MWApple, Inc
Intel - Ocotillo Campus SolarChandlerSolar4.2 MWTesla Inc.
Buckeye Union Hs District 201BuckeyeSolar3.3 MWLuminace Solar Arizona, Llc
Northwest RegionalSurpriseBiomass3.2 MWWm Renewable Energy Llc
Macys GoodyearGoodyearSolar3.1 MWMacys Corporate Services, Inc
CrosscutTempeHydroelectric3.0 MWSalt River Project
Tjx PhoenixPhoenixSolar2.9 MWSocore Energy Llc
Az State University - Tempe Campus SolarTempeSolar2.4 MWArizona State University Fdm
Amazon GoodyearGoodyearSolar2.4 MWWestbound Solar 3, Llc
Gilbert Solar Facility I, LlcGilbertSolar2.0 MWGilbert Solar Facility I, Llc
Estrella Mountain PvAvondaleSolar1.8 MWTesla Inc.
Phoenix Airport Rental Car CenterPhoenixSolar1.6 MWSunstrong Management, Llc
South ConsolidatedPhoenixHydroelectric1.4 MWSalt River Project
Paradise Valley H.s. PvPhoenixSolar1.3 MWAes Distributed Energy
T0588 Phoenix - AzPhoenixSolar1.2 MWSocore Energy Llc
Jewish Community Center PvScottsdaleSolar1.1 MWAes Distributed Energy
Phoenix Airport East Economy LotPhoenixSolar1.1 MWSunstrong Management, Llc
Tri CitiesPhoenixNatural Gas— MWSalt River Project
Gila Bend Power Generation StationGila BendNatural Gas— MWGila Bend Power Partners Llc
Arlington Valley Solar Energy IArlingtonSolar— MWConsolidated Edison Development Inc.
Mesa Solar ArrayMesaSolar— MWApple, Inc
Harquahala Sun Solar ProjectTonopahSolar— MWCopia Power
Papago Energy StorageTonopahBattery Storage— MWRe Papago Llc
Beehive Energy StoragePeoriaBattery Storage— MWBeehive Energy Storage, Llc
Sun Streams 4TonopahBattery Storage— MWSun Streams Expansion, Llc
Pluto Energy StorageGoodyearBattery Storage— MWPluto Energy Storage, Llc
Scatter Wash 1PhoenixBattery Storage— MWScatter Wash Energy Storage, Llc
Scatter Wash 2PhoenixBattery Storage— MWScatter Wash Energy Storage, Llc
Harquahala 2TonopahBattery Storage— MWCopia Power
Desert Sand BessTonopahBattery Storage— MWDesa Bn, Llc
Catclaw SolarBuckeyeBattery Storage— MW311sv 8me, Llc
Pediment Bess IMesaBattery Storage— MWPediment Bess I Llc
Sun PondTonopahBattery Storage— MWSun Pond, Llc

About power generation in Maricopa County

Maricopa County, Arizona has 82 power plants totaling 21,355 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 63% of installed capacity, followed by Nuclear (20%) and Solar (11%). The largest facility is Palo Verde at 4,209 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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