Salt River Project
The Salt River Project, or SRP, is a collective name used to refer to two separate entities: the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, a political subdivision of the state of Arizona, and the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association, a private company that serves as an electrical utility and water provider for the Phoenix metropolitan area. Operating under the umbrella name, SRP, it is one of the primary public utility companies in Arizona.
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History
Early settlers in Phoenix and nearby areas were forced to depend upon the flow of the Salt River to sustain agricultural activities. The river was prone to both floods and droughts and proved to be a less than reliable resource for the settlers. Failed plans to build a dam on the river in 1897, combined with a series of droughts, heightened the need for controlling the river.[2]
With the passage of the National Reclamation Act of 1902, funding for reclamation projects with low-interest government loans paved the way for the creation of the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association the following year. Over 200,000 acres (800 km²) of private land belonging to the ranchers and farmers in the association were pledged for collateral and the association was officially incorporated February 7, 1903, becoming the first multipurpose project under the reclamation act.[3] Construction on the Roosevelt Dam would commence the following year.
Although the construction of dams was the association’s most visible and costly project, an integral part of the effort was also the construction and improvement of a system of canals designed to distribute the water from the Salt River among the various members living in the valley.
In 1909, a hydroelectric generator was installed at Roosevelt Dam; since then, SRP has also been a major player in the power generation business.
As of 2007, SRP owns or operates eleven electrical generating stations, seven hydroelectric plants, and has energy purchasing agreements with four major hydroelectric stations along the Colorado River, making it a major provider of electric service in the Phoenix area. Along with the six reservoirs along the Salt and Verde Rivers, SRP operates dams at the Blue Ridge Reservoir as well as the Granite Reef Diversion Dam and a number of canals, making the SRP a major provider of water to the Phoenix area.
Power portfolio
Out of its total X MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (X% of the U.S. total), X produced X% from X. X owns power plants in X.[4]
Existing coal-fired power plants
X owned X coal-fired generating stations in 2005, with X MW of capacity. Here is a list of X's coal power plants with capacity over 100 MW:[4][5][6]
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In 2006, X's X major coal-fired power plants emitted X million tons of CO2 (X% of all U.S. CO2 emissions) and X tons of SO2 (X% of all U.S. SO2 emissions).
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [X X], BusinessWeek Company Insight Center, accessed July 2008.
- ↑ Roosevelt Dam, AJPL website.
- ↑ Historical Timeline, SRP website.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.
- ↑ Environmental Integrity Project, Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants, July 2007.
- ↑ Dig Deeper, Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed June 2008.
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