GILA RIVER POWER STATION

How GILA RIVER POWER STATION compares

With 1,238 MW of capacity, GILA RIVER POWER STATION ranks 6th among the 71 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arizona and 3rd of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.6% of Arizona's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 54th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 46% 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 619 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 1,238 MW). Net generation was 2,907 GWh in 2024 (a 53% capacity factor), up 10% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is GILA RIVER (500 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 1,744 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SUNDEVIL POWER HOLDINGS - GILA RIVER (1,238 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Digital Realty PHX10 (120 E Van Buren) in Phoenix, about 48.8 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