Arizona · Arizona Electric Power Cooperative
Apache Station
Federal support
Key facts
1Coal unitsof 382 tracked nationally
195 MWCapacity0.1% of the tracked fleet
47 yearsAge of oldest unitcame online in 1979
954,742 tCO2 in 20250.1% of fleet-wide emissions
66 tSO2 in 2025
8.8 lbsMercury in 2025
1,069 GWh2025 net generation0.1% of tracked generation
In 2021, clean power produced energy 66.8% more cheaply
Annual savings with clean power in 2021$19.9M≈66.8% cheaper than running this plant — estimated from its capacity at a 42% capacity factor.
- Gap
- $27.8/MWh
- Difference
- +66.8%
- Cheapest clean power alternative
- local solar
Units (1)
| Expand | Type | Status | Retirement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dry bottom turbo-fired boiler | 195 | 1979 (47yrs) | Operating | — |
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