Palo Verde Nuclear Power Complex
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| Largest nuclear power complex in the country and the 12th largest in the world. The facility cost nearly $6 billion, and took twelve years to build, with the last reactor completed in 1988. With a net capacity of 3,663 megawatts, the three reactor units generate power for nearly 4 million people, and the complex is a major source of power for Phoenix and Southern California. It is operated by the Arizona Public Service Company, which also operates the Cholla and Four Corners coal-fired plants. |
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45 miles W of Phoenix, in Wintersburg
(POINT(-112.86237716675 33.389456225072))
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Maricopa County |
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http://phoenix.about.com/cs/utilities/a/paloverde.htm
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Nuclear / Radioactive, Nuclear Power Plant
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