Power plant · EIA plant code 160
Apache Station
- Operator
- Arizona Electric Pwr Coop Inc
- Location
- Cochise, AZ (county level only)
- Balancing authority
- Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region (WALC)
- Nameplate capacity
- 781.7 MW
- Summer capacity
- 624.3 MW
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 10, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 10, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generation in 2025
- Net generation
- 2,156,520 MWh
- Capacity factor
- 33.6%
Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours each generator was in service that year, counted by month.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Power Plant Operations Report (Form EIA-923) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 11, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 11, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Emissions
- Carbon dioxide in 2023
- 1,345,466 metric tons
- Carbon dioxide per MWh
- 1,496 lb/MWh
eGRID reports 1,483,122 short tons. One short ton is 0.90718474 metric tons.
Emissions are for 2023, the newest eGRID year. Generation is for 2025, the newest EIA-923 year.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) · data for 2023 · as of Jun 16, 2025 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Jan 31, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generators
| Generator | Technology | Energy source | Nameplate | Operating since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 11.5 MW | 1963 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (SB) Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 20.4 MW | 1972 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (SB) Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 78.7 MW | 1975 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (SB) Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 60.5 MW | 2002 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (SB) Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 60.5 MW | 2025 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 60.5 MW | 2025 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | NG | 81.6 MW | 1964 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (SB) Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | NG | 204 MW | 1979 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| ST3 | Conventional Steam Coal | SUB | 204 MW | 1979 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860M) · data for 2026-09 · as of Oct 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Nov 23, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.