Power plant · Arizona, United States
Mesquite Generating Station Block 2
Mesquite Generating Station Block 2 is a power plant in Arizona, United States, with 692 MW of capacity, owned by Mesquite Power LLC.
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 | 2003 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Mesquite Power LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Mesquite Power LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 692 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 |
| Coordinates | 33.3450, -112.8642 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Mesquite Generating Station Block 2 is the 19th-largest of 31 power plants in Arizona and the 496th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 692 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 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 | 19th of 31 | 28,652 MW | 2.4% |
| United States | 496th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 542nd of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 data centers (266 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Goodyear | Data center | 202 MW | Operating | 47 km |
| Stream Phoenix | Data center | 64 MW | Operating | 48 km |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Arizona
- Palo Verde4,210 MW
- Springerville1,779 MW
- Santan1,326 MW
- Glen Canyon Dam1,312 MW
- Harquahala Generating Project1,277 MW
- West Phoenix1,207 MW
- Red Hawk1,127 MW
- Hoover Dam (AZ)1,039 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.