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West Phoenix

West Phoenix is a 1,207 MW operating gas power plant in Maricopa County, Arizona, operated by Arizona Public Service Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1948 (current stage)
  5. ClosedDec 2002 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
C5-3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle201 MW OperatingAug 2003
C5-1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle185 MW OperatingAug 2003
C5-2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle185 MW OperatingAug 2003
1BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle132 MW OperatingJun 1976
2BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle132 MW OperatingJun 1976
3BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle132 MW OperatingJun 1976
C4-1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle91 MW OperatingJun 2001
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine53 MW OperatingMay 1972
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine53 MW OperatingJul 1973
C4-2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle45 MW OperatingJun 2001
6Natural Gas Steam Turbine69 MW RetiredApr 1950Dec 2002
4Natural Gas Steam Turbine35 MW RetiredJul 1948Dec 2002
5Natural Gas Steam Turbine16 MW RetiredJun 1949Dec 2002

Plant details

Operator
Arizona Public Service Co
Location
Maricopa County, Arizona
Balancing authority
AZPS
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 1,207 MW
Retired: 120 MW
First unit online
Jul 1948
EIA plant ID
117

Location

33.4417, -112.1583

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem