Power plant · Arizona, United States
Desert Basin Power Plant
Desert Basin Power Plant is a gas power plant in Arizona, United States, with 745 MW of capacity, owned by Salt River Project.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Arizona | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2001 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Salt River Project | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Salt River Project | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 745 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Salt River Project | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 32.9042, -111.7889 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Desert Basin is the 15th-largest of 33 power plants in Arizona and the 476th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 745 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 15th of 33 | 32,190 MW | 2.3% |
| United States | 476th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 777th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2,175 water rights, 8 data centers and 3 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinal AMA groundwater water right 58-100202.0004 | Water right | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Pinal AMA groundwater water right 58-105532.0004 | Water right | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Pinal AMA groundwater water right 58-150088.0002 | Water right | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Santan Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 27 km |
| Maricopa Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 35 km |
| CyrusOne data center, Chandler | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
| Digital Realty Phoenix PHX15 | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
| H5 Phoenix | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
| Cyprus Tohono Corporation | Mine | — | Operating | 44 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Salt River Project
- Palo Verde4,210 MW
- Navajo2,409 MW
- Springerville1,779 MW
- Four Corners1,636 MW
- Craig (CO)1,428 MW
- Santan1,326 MW
- Harquahala Generating Project1,277 MW
- Red Hawk1,127 MW
Other power plants in Arizona
- Palo Verde4,210 MW
- Navajo2,409 MW
- Springerville1,779 MW
- Santan1,326 MW
- Glen Canyon Dam1,312 MW
- Harquahala Generating Project1,277 MW
- West Phoenix1,207 MW
- Cholla1,129 MW
Data on this page
- Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights). Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights), Restricted.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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