64th largest plant in Arizona · 2571st nationally
Copper Crossing Energy And Research Cent is a natural gas power plant in Arizona with a nameplate capacity of 99.8 MW.
| Plant Name | Copper Crossing Energy And Research Cent |
|---|---|
| Operator | Salt River Project |
| City | Florence |
| County | Pinal County |
| State | Arizona |
| ZIP | 85143 |
| Coordinates | 33.15512, -111.48364 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCGS3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 241 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CCGS4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 241 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CCGS5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 241 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CCGS6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 241 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CCGS7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 241 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CCGS8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 241 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CCGS1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 116 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CCGS2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 116 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CCGS9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 101 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CXGT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 49.9 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| CXGT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 49.9 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| CXS03 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 19.2 MW | Under Construction | — |
| CXS01 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 17.6 MW | Under Construction | — |
| CXS02 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 17.6 MW | Under Construction | — |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Salt River Project |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.