Agua Fria

OperatingBESSNatural GasSolarHybridGEM: retired

Ranked #8 of 33 Natural Gas plants in AZ#277 of 2009 nationally

737.5 MW Batteries (25 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (322 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (390 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (0 MW) operating in Maricopa, AZ — Salt River Project

EIAGEMWD

737.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

10

Generators

units

Hybrid (4)

Technology

Batteries + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine + Solar Photovoltaic

1957

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.5561, -112.2153

County

Maricopa, AZ

Nearby Plants

El Sol BESS
BESS50 MW · 8.5 km
T0588 Phoenix - AZ
Solar1.2 MW · 12.1 km
West Phoenix
Natural Gas1207.4 MW · 13.8 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Salt River Project	Salt River Project	—
Owner(s)	Salt River Project	Salt River Project	—
Status	Operating	retired	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Agua Fria power plant is located in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is owned and operated by Salt River Project. The plant has a total capacity of 737.5 MW and is considered a hybrid facility, utilizing multiple generation technologies including natural gas-fired combustion turbines, natural gas steam turbines, solar photovoltaic, and battery energy storage. Agua Fria consists of 10 generators and first began operating in 1957. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 100 MWh and a duration of 4 hours, utilizing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). The solar photovoltaic array uses single-axis tracking.

Agua Fria operates within the Salt River Project balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the most recent year of available data, the plant generated 244,296 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 3.7%. Agua Fria is ranked as the 8th largest power plant out of 26 in Arizona, and 282nd out of 945 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators