YUMA COGENERATION ASSOCIATES
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 63 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Yuma County
- Operator
- FALCON POWER OPERATING COMPANY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1994
- EIA plant ID
- 54694
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 34 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 6.2%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.7288, -114.6541
YUMA COGENERATION ASSOCIATES, a 63 MW Natural Gas power plant in Yuma County, Arizona. Operated by FALCON POWER OPERATING COMPANY, commissioned 1994.
How YUMA COGENERATION ASSOCIATES compares
With 63 MW of capacity, YUMA COGENERATION ASSOCIATES ranks 44th among the 71 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arizona and is the smallest of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of Arizona's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 763rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1994, it is older than 65% of the 69 operating Arizona plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Yuma County with 5 other operating plants, including YUCCA and AGUA CALIENTE SOLAR PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 63 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 34 GWh in 2024 (a 6.2% capacity factor), down 28% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is WINTERHAVEN, about 1.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line, about 2.2 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 493 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is YUCCA (425 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
YUMA COGENERATION ASSOCIATES is a 63 MW natural gas power plant in Yuma County, AZ, operated by FALCON POWER OPERATING COMPANY, commissioned in 1994. Yuma County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 4th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Yuma County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.09 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 15.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.33 |
| Hail | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 19.7 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
Perils not assessed in Yuma 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 |
| Winter weather | No building exposure reported, so no loss rate can be derived |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Yuma 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.