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PALO VERDE-2
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
CE80 2LP (DRYAMB)
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO.
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1314
MW
e
1304
MW
e
1414
MW
e
3990
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Jun, 1976
18 Apr, 1986
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
20 May, 1986
19 Sep, 1986
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
353.36 TW.h
85.0 %
85.0 %
15.0 %
84.7 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
1986
Data Not Provided
1987
8190.040
1221
6860
78.3
77.6
77.6
76.6
76.6
1988
6747.170
1221
5613
63.9
62.6
70.1
62.9
69.7
1989
4698.760
1221
4003
45.7
44.3
61.5
43.9
61.1
1990
6242.220
1221
5276
60.2
58.6
60.8
58.4
60.4
1991
8265.190
1221
6690
76.4
76.3
63.9
77.3
63.8
1992
10104.510
1221
8341
95.0
94.8
69.0
94.2
68.9
1993
5125.310
1221
4621
52.8
50.9
66.5
47.9
65.9
1994
6573.860
1221
5919
67.6
66.8
66.5
61.5
65.3
1995
9070.860
1227
7420
84.7
84.2
68.5
84.6
67.5
1996
9346.140
1227
7548
85.9
85.5
70.2
86.7
69.4
1997
9322.670
1243
7661
87.4
87.2
71.8
85.5
70.9
1998
11084.830
1243
8760
100.0
100.0
74.1
101.8
73.5
1999
9797.350
1243
7857
89.7
89.7
75.4
90.0
74.8
2000
9525.260
1243
7743
88.2
88.2
76.3
87.2
75.7
2001
10083.520
1243
8002
91.4
91.4
77.3
92.6
76.8
2002
10019.170
1243
7981
91.1
91.1
78.2
92.0
77.8
2003
8444.410
1243
6809
77.7
77.7
78.1
77.6
77.8
2004
10662.060
1335
8138
92.6
92.6
79.0
92.0
78.6
2005
9427.240
1335
7284
83.2
83.2
79.2
80.6
78.7
2006
9808.170
1314
7535
86.0
86.0
79.6
85.2
79.1
2007
10957.600
1314
8384
95.7
95.7
80.4
95.2
79.9
2008
8624.080
1314
6577
74.9
74.9
80.1
74.7
79.6
2009
9521.550
1314
7254
82.8
82.8
80.3
82.7
79.8
2010
11652.970
1314
8760
100.0
100.0
81.1
101.2
80.7
2011
10421.320
1314
7921
90.4
90.4
81.5
90.5
81.1
2012
10358.070
1314
7957
90.6
90.6
81.9
89.7
81.5
2013
11235.030
1314
8488
96.9
96.9
82.4
97.6
82.1
2014
10394.100
1314
7904
90.2
90.2
82.7
90.3
82.4
2015
10410.840
1314
7883
90.0
90.0
83.0
90.4
82.7
2016
11696.950
1314
8784
100.0
100.0
83.6
101.3
83.3
2017
10588.600
1314
8011
91.4
91.4
83.8
92.0
83.6
2018
9458.030
1314
7216
82.4
82.4
83.8
82.2
83.6
2019
11434.510
1314
8670
99.0
99.0
84.3
99.3
84.1
2020
10466.370
1314
7929
90.3
90.3
84.5
90.7
84.3
2021
9697.050
1314
7802
89.1
89.1
84.6
84.2
84.3
2022
11192.860
1314
8437
96.3
96.3
84.9
97.2
84.6
2023
9972.520
1314
7672
87.6
86.9
85.0
86.6
84.7
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-01-25
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