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154.2 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (100 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (54 MW) operating in Pinal, AZ
154.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Solar Photovoltaic
2024
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.1551, -111.4836
County
Pinal, AZ
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Salt River Project | Axium US Solar Holdings | — |
| Owner(s) | Salt River Project | Salt River Project | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Copper Crossing Energy and Research Center is a hybrid power plant located in Pinal County, Arizona. The plant, owned and operated by Salt River Project, has a total capacity of 154.2 MW consisting of both solar photovoltaic and natural gas fired combustion turbine technologies. The plant began operating in 2024 and is the 12th largest in Arizona (out of 23 plants) and the 336th largest in the United States (out of 639 plants). The solar photovoltaic portion of the plant uses a fixed tilt tracking system.
In its most recent year of operation, Copper Crossing generated 5,083 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.6%. The plant operates within the Salt River Project balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. The plant's primary fuel is listed as solar.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
Salt River Project (SRP)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Political Subdivision
Sector
Electric Utility
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591 MWh
Latest Month
5.1K MWh
Annual Generation
0.6%
Capacity Factor
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2023
$782/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $120.6M
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This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-04-09
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