Black Mountain generating station

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Black Mountain generating station is an operating power station of at least 122-megawatts (MW) in Golden Valley, Mohave, Arizona, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Black Mountain generating station	Golden Valley, Mohave, Arizona, United States	35.0361, -114.1594 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1: 35.0361, -114.1594
• Unit 2: 35.0361, -114.1594

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	gas	61 MW	gas turbine	no	-	-
Unit 2	operating	gas	61 MW	gas turbine	no	-	-

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	UNS Electric Inc	Fortis Inc
Unit 2	UNS Electric Inc	Fortis Inc

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