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EIA plant 58557

Arlington · Maricopa · AZ

Mesquite Generating Station Block 1

Operated by Salt River Project

Annual generation3,581,057 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSalt River ProjectBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Mesquite Generating Station Block 1?

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33.345000, -112.864167

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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 Fired Combined Cycle691.6 MW represented

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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.

1332,589
2106,050
3272,868
4279,120
5277,095
6243,793
7374,490
8388,127
9359,800
10365,038
11201,884
12380,203

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
1332,589
2106,050
3272,868
4279,120
5277,095
6243,793
7374,490
8388,127
9359,800
10365,038
11201,884
12380,203

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1332,589 MWh
2106,050 MWh
3272,868 MWh
4279,120 MWh
5277,095 MWh
6243,793 MWh
7374,490 MWh
8388,127 MWh
9359,800 MWh
10365,038 MWh
11201,884 MWh
12380,203 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG321OP
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG185.3OP
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG185.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58557
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (388,127 MWh) and 2 the lowest (106,050 MWh). Their difference is 282,077 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 185.3 (GT1, GT2) to 321 (ST1). The difference is 135.7 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
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle185.3160.0170.050.0
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle185.3160.0170.050.0
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle321.0300.0320.090.0

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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