Tri Cities is a natural gas power plant in Arizona.
| Plant Name | Tri Cities |
|---|---|
| Operator | Salt River Project |
| City | Phoenix |
| County | Maricopa County |
| State | Arizona |
| ZIP | 85072 |
| Coordinates | 33.48330, -111.81720 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| TC2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| TC3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| TC4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| TC5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 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.