50 MW Solar operating in Pinal, AZ — Salt River Project
50 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.0539, -111.3409
County
Pinal, AZ
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Apple, Inc | Apple | — |
| Owner(s) | Apple, Inc | Apple Inc [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Apple Inc [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Bonnybrooke PV is a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Pinal County, Arizona. The plant began operating in 2016 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Apple, Inc. The plant utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Bonnybrooke PV is ranked as the 28th largest solar plant in Arizona out of 93, and 1156th nationally out of 7108. The plant operates within the Salt River Project balancing authority in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Bonnybrooke PV generated 121,204 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 27.6%. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) solar data.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Salt River Project
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
6.3K MWh
Latest Month
121.2K MWh
Annual Generation
27.6%
Capacity Factor
$50.6/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$11.7/MWh
Energy Value
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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Last updated 2026-03-14
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