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Maricopa County

Population: 3,942,169
Size: 9,200 sq. mi.
Median Household income: $55,099

Maricopa County has the largest number of solar projects and the greatest total installed capacity. Due to the large number of projects, this report includes one table for operating projects and one table for those that are at some stage of development short of construction.

Solar Project Name

Design

Megawatts

Stage of Development

Developer

Purchaser of electricity

ASU Solar Array

PV

23.5

Operating

 

 

Arlington Valley Solar Energy Project

PV

125

Operating

Arlington Valley Solar Energy, LLC

 

Arlington Valley Solar Project II

PV

125

Operating

Arlington Valley Solar Energy, LLC

 

Badger 1 Solar Farm

PV

15

Operating

Juwi Solar Inc.

APS

Cotton Center

PV

18

Operating

Solon

APS

Gila Bend Solar Power Plant

PV

32

Operating

Solar Reserve

APS

Gillespie 1

PV

15

Operating

Recurrent Energy

 

Mesquite Solar 1

PV

150

Operating

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power

PG&E

Paloma Solar Plant

PV

17

Operating

First Solar

APS

Queen Creek Solar

PV

25

Operating

Juwi Solar Inc.

SRP

Solana Generating Station

CSP Trough

280

Operating

Abengoa

APS

Total Under Construction or Operating

 

825.5

 

 

 

Crossroads Solar Energy Project

CSP Tower

150

Under Development

Solar Reserve

 

Gila Bend

PV

500

Under Development

First Solar

 

Horizon Aguila

CSP Trough

250

Under Development

First Solar

 

Hyder Valley Solar Energy Project

CSP Trough

325

Under Development

Iberdrola

 

Maricopa Solar Park

PV

300

Under Development

Marisol Energy II, LLC

 

Mesquite Solar Additional Phases

PV

550

Under Development

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power

 

Sonoran Solar Energy Project

PV

300

Under Development

Boulevard Associates, LLC

 

Sun Streams Solar Farm

PV

150

Under Development

Element Power

 

Total Proposed or Under Development

 

2525