1 day ago · Palo Verde Generating Station near Tonopah currently produces about 35% of the electricity generated in Arizona. Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) are to consider the possibility of adding nuclear generation in Arizona. The three utilities have been monitoring emerging nuclear technologies ...

3 days ago · The Palo Verde Generating Station, about 55 miles west of Phoenix, ... About 30% of Arizona's electricity needs are supplied by nuclear, with Palo Verde the major contributor. Palo Verde accounts ...

5 days ago · Currently nuclear accounts for 27 percent Arizona’s power, generated by the state’s sole nuclear facility—the three-unit Palo Verde plant—which is the second largest in the country and generates 32 million megawatt-hours each year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.. The three utilities say the nuclear study is part of long-range planning, since a …

1 day ago · By comparison, the Palo Verde Generating Station can generate 1,400 megawatts. Zoom in: In addition to the "tremendous amount of federal oversight" the utilities will need approval from the Corporation Commission to build the plant, zoning from a municipal or county government, and water permitting from the Arizona Department of Environmental ...

5 days ago · The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Tonopah first came online in 1986 and currently provides an estimated 35% of the state’s electricity. A small reactor can generate up to 300 megawatts, according to the utility companies, while a large-scale operation like Palo Verde can provide 1,400 MW. A megawatt is roughly enough power for 160 ...

6 days ago · As state officials said, each reactor at the Palo Verde Generating Station west of Phoenix is able to generate 1,400 megawatts of energy. One megawatt of electricity is enough to power...

5 days ago · The Palo Verde Generating Station, a nuclear facility, is shown in Tonopah, Arizona. ... that grant would cover a three-year process to select a new site for a nuclear generating facility and ...

Feb 5, 2025 · The big three Arizona utilities are studying whether to try and build a second nuclear power plant in the state. Currently, Arizona is home to Palo Verde Generating Station, which is one...

6 days ago · Arizona has one operating nuclear power station, Palo Verde, about 80 km west of Phoenix. Palo Verde, which is owned and operated by APS, has three pressurised water reactors and a total net generation capacity of almost 4,000 MW.

4 days ago · This page will guide you through the Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) database, widely considered to be the most authoritative data base on nuclear power reactors. It contains information on operating experience of worldwide nuclear power plants.