Arizona Public Service (APS) announced plans today to develop a natural gas site west of Gila Bend, Ariz., capable of adding up to 2,000 megawatts (MW) of reliable, flexible generation to the state’s energy portfolio. The Desert Sun Power Plant will be a state-of-the-art natural gas facility designed to meet Arizona’s rapidly growing needs, support unprecedented demand from extra-large energy users and enhance integration of renewable energy resources — all while protecting affordability for residential and small business customers.

This two-phase APS natural gas project will support current customer growth through our competitive procurement process in Phase 1 and enable new extra-large customer investments via an innovative subscription model in Phase 2.

“Arizona’s energy needs are gr

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