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EIA plant 60768

Gila Bend · Maricopa · AZ

Gila River Power Block 2

Operated by Salt River Project

Annual generation3,241,057 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSalt River ProjectBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Gila River Power Block 2?

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32.975000, -112.694444

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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 Cycle619 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.

1312,798
2190,548
3287,190
4258,464
5250,190
6278,176
7326,304
8341,685
9326,291
10330,504
11214,751
12124,156

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
1312,798
2190,548
3287,190
4258,464
5250,190
6278,176
7326,304
8341,685
9326,291
10330,504
11214,751
12124,156

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1312,798 MWh
2190,548 MWh
3287,190 MWh
4258,464 MWh
5250,190 MWh
6278,176 MWh
7326,304 MWh
8341,685 MWh
9326,291 MWh
10330,504 MWh
11214,751 MWh
12124,156 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
ST10Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG271OP
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG174OP
CTG4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG174OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
60768
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 (341,685 MWh) and 12 the lowest (124,156 MWh). Their difference is 217,529 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 174 (CTG3, CTG4) to 271 (ST10). The difference is 97 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
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle174.0164.0184.070.0
CTG4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle174.0164.0184.070.0
ST10Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle271.0242.0249.070.0

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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