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Facts about SRP
As a community-based not-for-profit water and energy company, SRP acts in the best interest of the people it serves and strives to help build a better future for Arizona.
Today, SRP is one of the nation's largest public power utilities. We provide electricity to approximately 1 million retail customers in a 2,900-square-mile service area that spans three Arizona counties, including most of the Phoenix metropolitan area. We are an integrated utility, providing generation, transmission and distribution services, as well as metering and billing services.
SRP's water business is one of the largest raw-water suppliers in Arizona. We deliver about 800,000 acre-feet of water annually to a 375-square-mile service area and manage a 13,000-square-mile watershed that includes an extensive system of reservoirs, wells, canals and irrigation laterals.
Basic data FY17
| Employees, year-end (regular) | 5,186 |
| Electric customers, year-end | 1,026,118 |
| Electric service area | 2,900 sq. mi. |
| Water service area | 375 sq. mi |
| Watershed | 13,000 sq. mi. |
Power data FY17
| Peak - SRP retail customers (MW) | 6,873 |
| Peak - power system (MW) | 7,543 |
| Resources available to serve peak (MW) | 8,452 |
| Sales, total (GWh) | 34,257 |
| Sales, retail (GWh) | 27,945 |
Financial data FY17
| Data | ($ in 000s) |
|---|---|
| Total operating revenues | $3,084,688 |
| Operating expenses, total | $2,758,949 |
| Net revenues for the year | $247,837 |
| Utility plant, gross | $15,698,318 |
| Electric revenue contributions to support water operations | $58,209 |
| Taxes & tax equivalents | $166,898 |
| Debt ratio | 46.7 |
| Debt service coverage ratio | 3.57 |
Note: SRP operates on a fiscal year of May 1 through April 30.
SRP's ownership interest in major power sources:
| Facility | SRP ownership interest | Fuel |
|---|---|---|
| Agua Fria Generating Station (Ariz.) | 100% of 614 MW | oil/natural gas |
| Coronado Generating Station (Ariz.) | 100% of 785 MW, units 1 & 2 100% of 500-kV transmission system |
coal |
| Craig Generating Station (Colo.) | 29% (250 MW) of 863 MW, units 1 & 2 | coal |
| Desert Basin Generating Station (Ariz.) | 100% of 581 MW | natural gas |
| Four Corners Generating Station (N.M.) | 10% (154 MW) of 1,540 MW, units 4 & 5 | coal |
| Hayden Generating Station (Colo.) | 50% (130 MW) of 261 MW, unit 2 | coal |
| Kyrene Generating Station (Ariz.) | 100% of 410 MW | natural gas |
| Mesquite Generating Station (Ariz.) | 100% of 625 MW, block 1 | natural gas |
| Navajo Generating Station (Ariz.) | 42.9% (969 MW) of 2,250 MW, units 1, 2 & 3 | coal |
| Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (Ariz.) | 17.49% (688 MW) of 3,934 MW, units 1, 2 & 3 | nuclear |
| Santan Generating Station (Ariz.) | 100% of 1,219 MW | natural gas |
| Springerville Generating Station (Ariz.) | 100% of 417 MW, unit 4 | coal |
Water data
| Data | (acre-feet) |
|---|---|
| Water deliveries | 779,466 |
| Reservoir storage capacity | 2,306,690 |
| Water in storage, FY16 end | 1,746,536 |
| Runoff | 572,533 |
Note: Water data is by calendar year ending Dec. 31, 2016, unless noted.
SRP dams and lakes
| Dam | Lake |
|---|---|
| Bartlett Dam | Bartlett Lake |
| C.C. Cragin Dam | C.C. Cragin Reservoir |
| Granite Reef Dam | -- |
| Horse Mesa Dam | Apache Lake |
| Horseshoe Dam | Horseshoe Lake |
| Mormon Flat Dam | Canyon Lake |
| Stewart Mountain Dam | Saguaro Lake |
| Theodore Roosevelt Dam | Roosevelt Lake |
SRP sustainable portfolio FY17
| Energy Efficiency | Megawatt-hours |
| Commercial DSM | 1,232,719 |
| Residential DSM | 1,069,397 |
| M-Power | 273,020 |
| SRP facility EE savings | 2,376 |
| Total Energy Efficiency | 2,577,512 |
| Renewable energy | |
| Biomass | 105,490 |
| Hydropower | 672,731 |
| Geothermal | 289,305 |
| Solar | 383,948 |
| Wind | 251,076 |
| Renewable energy credits | 61,431 |
| Total renewable energy | 1,763,981 |
| Banked credits | 257,078 |
| Total sustainable portfolio - MWh | 4,598,571 |
| Total sustainable portfolio – % of retail requirements | 15.875% |
