Copper Crossing Energy and Research Cent
Natural gas power plant · Pinal County, Arizona
Nameplate capacity
154 MW
Rank in Arizona
#66
of 200 plants
In service since
2024
June 2024
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Salt River Project
- County
- Pinal County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.36%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Arizona
- #24 of 33
- EIA plant code
- 58413
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CXGT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 50 MW | 44 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| CXGT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 50 MW | 44 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| CXS03 | Solar Photovoltaic | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2026 | Operating |
| CXS01 | Solar Photovoltaic | 18 MW | 17 MW | 2026 | Operating |
| CXS02 | Solar Photovoltaic | 18 MW | 16 MW | 2026 | 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
| Sun Streams, LLC | Solar | 160 MW |
| Wilmot Energy Center LLC | Solar | 160 MW |
| Agave | Solar | 150 MW |
| Atlas IX | Battery storage | 150 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 154 MW solar plant and a 154 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