Apache Solar I
Solar power plant · Cochise County, Arizona
Nameplate capacity
40 MW
Rank in Arizona
#110
of 200 plants
In service since
2017
October 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Arizona Electric Pwr Coop Inc
- County
- Cochise County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among solar plants in Arizona
- #40 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 60964
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEPS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW | 20 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| AEPB1 | Batteries | 10 MW | 10 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| TRIB1 | Batteries | 10 MW | 10 MW | 2024 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Arizona
| Hyder Solar Hybrid | Solar | 48 MW |
| Sandstone Solar | Solar | 45 MW |
| SR McNeal | Battery storage | 40 MW |
| Waddell | Hydro | 40 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 40 MW solar plant and a 40 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Arizona power plants · What Arizona actually generates