Most Polluting Power Plants in Arizona

Power plants in Arizona emit a combined 38.4M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1SpringervilleArizonaCoal7.7M
2Gila River Power Block 4ArizonaNatural Gas4.5M
3CoronadoArizonaCoal4.0M
4Mesquite Generating Station Block 2ArizonaNatural Gas3.3M
5ChollaArizonaCoal2.3M
6SantanArizonaNatural Gas2.0M
7Red HawkArizonaNatural Gas1.8M
8Griffith Energy LlcArizonaNatural Gas1.6M
9Arlington Valley Energy FacilityArizonaNatural Gas1.5M
10Apache StationArizonaCoal1.5M
11Desert BasinArizonaNatural Gas1.4M
12South Point Energy CenterArizonaNatural Gas1.2M
13Gila River Power Block 2ArizonaNatural Gas1.2M
14West PhoenixArizonaNatural Gas969.4k
15Harquahala Generating ProjectArizonaNatural Gas968.6k
16KyreneArizonaNatural Gas530.1k
17H Wilson Sundt Generating StationArizonaNatural Gas528.2k
18OcotilloArizonaNatural Gas337.9k
19SundanceArizonaNatural Gas317.1k
20Coolidge Generation StationArizonaNatural Gas265.8k
21Agua FriaArizonaNatural Gas102.7k
22YuccaArizonaNatural Gas99.5k
23SaguaroArizonaNatural Gas95.7k
24Yuma Cogeneration AssociatesArizonaNatural Gas66.5k
25Black Mountain Generating StationArizonaNatural Gas60.1k
26Cogeneration 1ArizonaNatural Gas16.4k
27Arizona State University ChpArizonaNatural Gas12.8k
28Cogeneration 2ArizonaNatural Gas10.7k
29ValenciaArizonaNatural Gas4.8k
30North LoopArizonaNatural Gas4.6k
31Demoss PetrieArizonaNatural Gas1.1k
32University Of Arizona - Biosphere 2ArizonaNatural Gas242
33Novo Biopower PlantArizonaBiomass228
34DouglasArizonaOil131

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Most Polluting Power Plants in Arizona. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/most-polluting-power-plants/arizona

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