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Palo Verde Generating Station has been the nation’s largest power producer of any kind for more than 25 years – all of it clean and carbon-free. As the heart of the APS generation fleet, it provides the foundation for the reliable service our customers know they can count on.
The plant is a critical asset to the Southwest, generating more than 32 million megawatt-hours annually – enough power for more than 4 million people.
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The plant is a critical asset to the Southwest, generating more than 32 million megawatt-hours annually – enough power for more than 4 million people.
Clean Air and Environment
- Palo Verde is the nation’s largest source of clean-air energy.
- APS and Palo Verde deliver an energy mix that is 50% clean.
- As the nation’s only nuclear plant not located on a body of water, every year, Palo Verde recycles more than 20 billion gallons of wastewater from surrounding municipalities to cool the plant.
Economic Impact
- Palo Verde provides an annual economic impact of more than $2 billion through taxes, salaries, material and service purchases, and more.
- Palo Verde is the largest single commercial taxpayer in Arizona.
- The plant has 2,500 full-time employees. An additional 900 to 1,000 contractors are employed twice yearly during month-long planned refueling and maintenance outages.
- Palo Verde purchases $130 million in products and services from more than 1,200 Arizona businesses every year.
Technology and Innovation
- FLEX equipment that can work at plants around the nation provides an additional layer of safety in the event of a natural or other disaster.
- The use of robotics including drones to inspect equipment and to diagnose and repair problems boosts employee safety, and saves time and money – which translates into customer savings.
- Palo Verde operators are participating in a pilot program with Idaho National Labs to develop the “control room of the future,” exploring the use of modern technologies, such as touch screens, to maximize efficiencies.
Community Involvement
- Palo Verde employees donate approximately $1 million each year to local charities.
- In partnership with Estrella Mountain Community College and a local technical education high school district, Palo Verde helped establish West-MEC Southwest, a first-of-its-kind campus that provides training and education for a new generation of utility workers – nuclear plant workers in particular.
- 1 in 3 Palo Verde employees is a veteran.
Clean Energy
Customers can count on APS to provide reliable energy at the lowest cost possible while we strive to lower emissions over time. Our aspirational clean energy goal is to serve customers with carbon-neutral energy by 2050.
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