KYRENE

How KYRENE compares

With 574 MW of capacity, KYRENE ranks 22nd among the 71 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arizona and 17th of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.5% of Arizona's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 278th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1952, it is older than 91% of the 69 operating Arizona plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SALT RIVER PROJECT, runs 11 operating plants in Arizona totaling 5,203 MW. It shares Maricopa County with 28 other operating plants, including PALO VERDE and SANTAN.

EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 574 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,060 GWh in 2024 (a 21% capacity factor), down 15% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1952 and 2002.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is KYRENE (500 kV), about 0.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by SALT RIVER PROJECT, about 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 3,857 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SANTAN (1,339 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 6 mapped data centers; the nearest is PhoenixNAP in Phoenix, about 6.0 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