Power plant water use data is hard to come by in drought-stricken Arizona
August 20, 2025
Coolidge Generating Station from SRP's website
Salt River Project
The Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District is an agency of the state of Arizona that is an electrical utility in the Phoenix metro area. SRP serves over 1 million electric customers. SRP also has a utility cooperative, the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, which provides water service in central Arizona.
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Utilities fund Republican campaigns in pivotal Arizona legislature races
November 4, 2024
Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, and Southwest Gas have contributed mainly to Republican candidates in several key state legislature races that could decide which party controls the legislative branch, according to state campaign finance records. The utilities have deployed the campaign funds from their corporate profits and Political Action Committees (PACs) as Republicans in...
Salt River Project board narrowly approves nearly $1 billion gas plant expansion
September 9, 2021
This post was updated on September 13 to reflect the results of the Salt River Project board vote The board of directors of the Salt River Project, the third largest public electric utility in the U.S., narrowly voted to approve spending nearly $1 billion to expand a gas power plant in Arizona – though utility...
Utilities that operate coal plants in the Western U.S. face growing water supply risks
July 15, 2020
Electric utilities that operate coal plants in the American West face growing water supply risks, as climate change fuels hotter and drier conditions.
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Petition for FTC Investigation of Electric Utility Abuses
May 18, 2022
List of deceptive RNG and hydrogen projects proposed by utilities
January 6, 2022
Coal and water conflicts in the American West
July 15, 2020
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