Power plant · Arizona, United States
Navajo Power Plant
Navajo Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Arizona, United States, with 2,409 MW of capacity, operated by Salt River Project.
Grid connection
It closed in 2019, which freed up a 2,409 MW grid connection to the grid of Arizona Public Service, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1974 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2019 | 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 | 2,409 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Arizona Public Service | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.9047, -111.3886 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Navajo is the 2nd-largest of 33 power plants in Arizona and the 43rd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 2,409 MW is 0.26% 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 | 2nd of 33 | 32,190 MW | 7.5% |
| United States | 43rd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.26% |
| All power plants in our data | 72nd of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | 0.13% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 18 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado River water right 4A-004753.0003 | Water right | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Colorado River (Lake Powell) water right 09-617 | Water right | — | — | 14 km |
| Underground Water Well water right 89-1466 | Water right | — | — | 16 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Salt River Project
- Palo Verde4,210 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
- Coronado822 MW
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
- Cholla1,129 MW
- Red Hawk1,127 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.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- 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.
- Utah Division of Water Rights points of diversion. Utah Division of Water Rights points of diversion, Restricted.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.