ARLINGTON VALLEY ENERGY FACILITY

How ARLINGTON VALLEY ENERGY FACILITY compares

With 713 MW of capacity, ARLINGTON VALLEY ENERGY FACILITY ranks 14th among the 71 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arizona and 9th of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.4% of Arizona's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 183rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is older than 53% of the 69 operating Arizona plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Maricopa County with 28 other operating plants, including PALO VERDE and SANTAN.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 713 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,563 GWh in 2024 (a 57% capacity factor), up 31% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is DYNERGY ARLINGTON VALLEY ENERGY FACILITY, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 8,404 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PALO VERDE (4,209 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Digital Realty PHX10 (120 E Van Buren) in Phoenix, about 47.8 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology