List of power stations in Arizona
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Coal
- Abitibi Snowflake Power Plant
- Apache Generating Station
- Cholla Power PlantCholla Power PlantCholla is a major coal-fired power plant near Joseph City, Arizona. The coal burned at the plant comes from the McKinley Mine in New Mexico.-Units:The plant currently consists of the following units:-External links:*...
- Coronado Generating Station
- Craig Generating Station
- Four Corners Generating StationFour Corners Generating StationThe Four Corners Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant located near Fruitland, New Mexico, United States, on property located within the Navajo Indian Reservation that is leased from the Navajo Nation.-Description:...
- H. Wilson Sundt Generating Station
- Hayden Generating Station
- Navajo Generating StationNavajo Generating StationNavajo Generating Station is a 2250 megawatt coal-fired powerplant located on the Navajo Indian Reservation, near Page, Arizona, USA. This plant provides electrical power to customers in Arizona, Nevada, and California...
- Springerville Generating Station
Natural Gas
- Agua Fria Power Plant
- Desert Basin Power Plant
- Douglas Power Plant
- Kyrene Power Plant
- Ocotillo Power Plant
- Redhawk Power Station
- Saguaro Power Plant
- Santan Power Plant
- Sundance Generating Station
- West Phoenix Power Plant
- Yucca Power Plant
Hydroelectric dams
- Childs-Irving Hydroelectric FacilitiesChilds-Irving Hydroelectric Facilities-History:The water rights of Fossil Creek, located between Pine/Strawberry and Camp Verde, Arizona, were purchased in 1900 by rancher Lew Turner. His goal was to generate hydroelectric power for sale to mining communities in the Bradshaw Mountains and Black Hills in Yavapai County, such as Jerome,...
- Coolidge DamCoolidge DamThe Coolidge Dam is a reinforced concrete multiple dome and buttress dam southeast of Globe, Arizona on the Gila River. Built between 1924 and 1928, the Coolidge Dam was part of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. Coolidge Dam was named after the 30th US President, Calvin Coolidge and was dedicated...
- Davis DamDavis DamDavis Dam is a dam on the Colorado River about downstream from Hoover Dam. It stretches across the border between Arizona and Nevada. Originally called Bullhead Dam, Davis Dam was renamed after Arthur Powell Davis, who was the director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1914 to 1932...
- Glen Canyon DamGlen Canyon DamGlen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch dam on the Colorado River in northern Arizona in the United States, just north of Page. The dam was built to provide hydroelectricity and flow regulation from the upper Colorado River Basin to the lower. Its reservoir is called Lake Powell, and is the second...
- Hoover DamHoover DamHoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President...
- Mormon Flat DamMormon Flat DamThe Mormon Flat Dam is a dam on the Salt River located Northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The dam is 380 feet long, 224 feet high and was built between 1923-25. The Dam is named after nearby Mormon Flat, a place where LDS settlers from Utah stopped to camp. There are two hydroelectric generating units...
- New Waddell DamNew Waddell DamThe New Waddell Dam is an embankment dam on the Agua Fria River in Maricopa County, Arizona, northwest of Phoenix. It serves as part of the Central Arizona Project while also providing water for the Maricopa Water District. The dam creates Lake Pleasant with water from the Agua Fria and also the...
- Parker DamParker DamParker Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam that crosses the Colorado River downstream of Hoover Dam. Built between 1934 and 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation, it is high, of which are below the riverbed, making it "the deepest dam in the world". The dam's primary functions are to create a...
- Theodore Roosevelt DamTheodore Roosevelt DamTheodore Roosevelt Dam is a dam on the Salt River located northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The dam is high and forms Theodore Roosevelt Lake as it impounds the Salt River. Originally built between 1905 and 1911, the dam was renovated and expanded in 1989-1996. The dam is named after then-President...
Utility companies
- Arizona Electric Power Cooperative
- Arizona Public ServiceArizona Public ServiceArizona Public Service Company is the largest electric utility in Arizona and the principal subsidiary of publicly-traded S&P 500 member Pinnacle West Capital Corporation , which in turn had been formerly named AZP Group, when Arizona Public Service reorganized as that holding company in 1985.With...
- Salt River ProjectSalt River ProjectThe Salt River Project is the umbrella name for two separate entities: the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, an agency of the state of Arizona that serves as an electrical utility for the Phoenix metropolitan area, and the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association, a...
- Tucson Electric PowerTucson Electric PowerTucson Electric Power is an electric utility company serving southern Arizona in the United States. It is a subsidiary of the UniSource Energy Corporation .Tucson Electric Park, a baseball stadium on Tucson's south side, is named for TEP....