DEMOSS PETRIE
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 85 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Pima County
- Operator
- TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 124
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 2.5 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.3%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.2523, -110.9921
DEMOSS PETRIE, an 85 MW Natural Gas power plant in Pima County, Arizona. Operated by TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO, commissioned 2001.
How DEMOSS PETRIE compares
With 85 MW of capacity, DEMOSS PETRIE ranks 40th among the 71 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arizona and 22nd of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.5% of Arizona's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 713th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is older than 60% of the 69 operating Arizona plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO, runs 5 operating plants in Arizona totaling 2,381 MW. It shares Pima County with 5 other operating plants, including H WILSON SUNDT GENERATING STATION and NORTH LOOP.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 85 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 2.5 GWh in 2024 (a 0.3% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is DEMOSS (138 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 724 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is H WILSON SUNDT GENERATING STATION (559 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Login Tucson in Tucson, about 1.4 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
Weather peril exposure
DEMOSS PETRIE is an 85 MW natural gas power plant in Pima County, AZ, operated by TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO, commissioned in 2001. Pima County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.9 of 5 at the 24th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Pima County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Very High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 12.8 |
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 94th | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very High | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 8.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Lightning | Very High | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 42.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
Perils not assessed in Pima County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Pima County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.