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EIA plant 141

Glendale · Maricopa · AZ

Agua Fria

Operated by Salt River Project

Annual generation234,752 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNG, MWH, SUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSalt River ProjectBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Agua Fria?

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33.556100, -112.215300

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine390.4 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine321.9 MW represented
TechnologyBatteries25 MW represented
TechnologySolar Photovoltaic0.2 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the AZ plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1-45
2299
3804
41,758
5215
621,577
796,513
856,909
926,558
1021,712
115,612
122,840

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1-45
2299
3804
41,758
5215
621,577
796,513
856,909
926,558
1021,712
115,612
122,840

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1-45 MWh
2299 MWh
3804 MWh
41,758 MWh
5215 MWh
621,577 MWh
796,513 MWh
856,909 MWh
926,558 MWh
1021,712 MWh
115,612 MWh
122,840 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
AF3Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG163.2OP
AF1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG113.6OP
AF2Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG113.6OP
AF4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG80.5OP
AF5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG71.2OP
AF6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG71.2OP
AF7Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG49.5OP
AF8Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG49.5OP
AFSB1BatteriesMWH25OP
PV-3Solar PhotovoltaicSUN0.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
141
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (96,513 MWh) and 5 the lowest (215 MWh). Their difference is 96,298 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 10 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.2 (PV-3) to 163.2 (AF3). The difference is 163 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
AF1Natural Gas Steam Turbine113.6113.0113.045.0
AF2Natural Gas Steam Turbine113.6113.0113.045.0
AF3Natural Gas Steam Turbine163.2181.0184.063.0
AF4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine80.573.087.073.0
AF5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine71.273.082.073.0
AF6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine71.273.082.073.0
AF7Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine49.545.049.523.0
AF8Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine49.545.049.523.0
AFSB1Batteries25.025.025.025.0
PV-3Solar Photovoltaic0.20.20.20.2

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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