SRP's generation sources
SRP operates or participates in a number of major power plants and generating
facilities in Arizona and the Southwest that use thermal and hydroelectric sources.
SRP also invests in renewable energy technologies such as solar power and landfill
gas projects.
In addition, SRP is working to meet the future energy needs of metropolitan Phoenix by investing in additional supply and transmission facilities.
SRP's generating stations use fuel, steam and nuclear reaction to create energy.
To read more about each generating station, click on the links below.
You also may be interested in a summary of SRP's Contract Power Purchases.
SRP also operates several dams along the Salt River and the canal system that produce electricity:
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Crosscut Hydroelectric Plant: It is located on a 116-foot drop in the
Crosscut Canal.
It began commercial operation in late 1915, has a generating capability of three megawatts (MW).
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South Consolidated Hydroelectric Unit: Constructed in 1981, it is located on a 35-foot drop in the
South Canal. Its generating capacity
is 1.4 MW.
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Arizona Falls: Our newest hydroelectric facility located on the Arizona Canal uses SRP water to generate clean electricity, up to 750 kWh.
Through contract power purchases, SRP also receives power from these
hydroelectric sources:
- Hoover Dam: 79 MW via the Arizona Power Authority
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Glen Canyon Dam: 100 MW (less during winter months) via the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Storage Project.
- Parker Dam and Davis Dam: 31.7 MW total (less during winter months).
At SRP, we pursue innovative and effective
renewable energy
solutions involving biomass, geothermal, wind, landfill gas, low-head hydro and solar power.