75th largest plant in Arizona · 3294th nationally
Yuma Cogeneration Associates is a natural gas power plant in Arizona with a nameplate capacity of 62.6 MW. It generates roughly 149.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 14,216 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 891 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (62.6 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Yuma Cogeneration Associates |
|---|---|
| Operator | Falcon Power Operating Company |
| City | Yuma |
| County | Yuma County |
| State | Arizona |
| ZIP | 85364 |
| Coordinates | 32.72882, -114.65405 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 44.1 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 18.5 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| CO₂ | 66.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 42 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 891 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Arizona Public Service Company |
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.