Desert Basin power station

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Desert Basin power station is an operating power station of at least 746-megawatts (MW) in Casa Grande, Pinal, Arizona, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Desert Basin power station Casa Grande, Pinal, Arizona, United States 32.9042, -111.7889 (exact)[1][2]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CTG4, CTG5, STG3: 32.9042, -111.7889

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CTG4 Operating[3][2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 50[2] gas turbine[3][2] no[2] 2022[2]
CTG5 Operating[3][2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 50[2] gas turbine[3][2] no[2] 2022[2]
STG3 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 646[1] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2001[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
CTG4 Salt River Project [100%][2][4] Salt River Project [100.0%]
CTG5 Salt River Project [100%][2][4] Salt River Project [100.0%]
STG3 Salt River Project [100%][2][4] Salt River Project [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2022)". Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221002062516/https://bwenergyservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BW-2022-BL-AugustProjectSnapshot2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

Additional data

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