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Electric Substations in Arizona

466 named substations in Arizona, with the highest-voltage facilities listed first. Each substation profile shows voltage class, connected transmission lines, and the datacenter candidate sites closest to it.

At a glance

Arizona has 892 electric substation records in the HIFLD dataset, 466 of them with a station name (the other 426 are unnamed tap points, risers and line ends). 47 named substations operate at 345 kV or above, 33 of them at 500 kV or more. The highest recorded voltage is 500 kV and the median is 69 kV.

How is Arizona's substation network split by voltage?

By maximum voltage, the named substations break down as 33 at 500 kV and above; 14 at 345–499 kV; 91 at 230–344 kV; 87 at 115–229 kV; 231 at 69–114 kV; 1 below 69 kV; 9 withvoltage not recorded. 10% of Arizona's named substations operate at 345 kV or above, against 8% across all 16,654 named US substations. The state median of 69 kV is below the national median of 115 kV.

How does Arizona compare with other states?

Arizona ranks 10th of 50 states and DC by number of named substations and 6th by named substations at 345 kV or above. It also has 3,816 scored datacenter candidate sites with an average DC Readiness score of 48.5 (national average 53), and an average power sub-score of 34.3 against 37.4 nationally. Most of those sites (3,804) are in the WECC market.

Which substations in Arizona have the highest voltage?

SubstationMax voltageConnected linesLine owner
ABEL500 kV2SALT RIVER PROJECT
BROWNING500 kV6SALT RIVER PROJECT
CEDAR MOUNTAIN500 kV2ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
CHOLLA500 kV9ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
CORONADO500 kV4NAVOPACHE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
DELANEY500 kV0—
DUGAS500 kV2ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
DUKE500 kV2—
DYNERGY ARLINGTON VALLEY ENERGY FACILITY500 kV2ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
GILA RIVER500 kV5ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
HARQUAHALA500 kV1ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
HASSAYAMPA500 kV11ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
HOODOO WASH500 kV2ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
JOJOBA500 kV4ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
KYRENE500 kV11SALT RIVER PROJECT
MESQUITE500 kV2ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
MOENKOPI500 kV4NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY
MORGAN500 kV4ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
NAVAJO500 kV5WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
NORTH GILA500 kV4ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
PALO VERDE500 kV8ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
PERKINS500 kV2ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
PINAL CENTRAL500 kV5—
PINAL WEST500 kV4—
PINNACLE PEAK APS500 kV13ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
REDHAWK500 kV2ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
RUDD500 kV9SALT RIVER PROJECT
SAGUARO500 kV9ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
SILVER KING500 kV4—
SUGARLOAF500 kV3ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
TORTOLITA500 kV6ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
WESTWING500 kV14ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
YAVAPAI500 kV5ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
BICKNELL345 kV3—
FLAGSTAFF345 kV4ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
GLEN CANYON345 kV6GARKANE ENERGY COOP, INC
GREENLEE345 kV4DUCAN VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
LIBERTY345 kV10ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
MAZATZAL345 kV1ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
PEACOCK345 kV5—
PINNACLE PEAK WALC345 kV9ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
PREACHER CANYON345 kV3ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
SOUTH345 kV7TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
SPRINGERVILLE345 kV7NAVOPACHE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
TUCSON345 kV5TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
VAIL345 kV9TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
WINCHESTER345 kV3SULPHUR SPRINGS VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
AGUA FRIA230 kV0—
AGUA FRIA230 kV17SALT RIVER PROJECT
ALEXANDER230 kV9—
ANDERSON230 kV7SALT RIVER PROJECT
APACHE230 kV6SULPHUR SPRINGS VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
BLACK MESA230 kV2—
BRANDOW230 kV7SALT RIVER PROJECT
BUCKEYE230 kV5ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
BUTTERFIELD230 kV3SULPHUR SPRINGS VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
CACTUS230 kV5ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
CASA GRANDE230 kV4ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
COCONINO230 kV4ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
COOLIDGE230 kV6ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY

Every named substation in Arizona

All 466 named substations, grouped by voltage band.

69–114 kV · 231

below 69 kV · 1

Frequently asked questions

How many electric substations are in Arizona?

HIFLD records 892 substations in Arizona, of which 466 carry a station name. That is the 10th-most named substations of any state in the dataset.

What is the highest-voltage substation in Arizona?

33 named substations in Arizona share the top voltage of 500 kV, including ABEL, BROWNING, CEDAR MOUNTAIN.

Which substation in Arizona connects the most transmission lines?

AGUA FRIA has the most connected transmission lines of the named substations listed here, with 17 at up to 230 kV.

How many substations in Arizona are 345 kV or higher?

47 of 466 named substations (10%) operate at 345 kV or above, compared with 8% nationally. Arizona ranks 6th of 50 states and DC for named substations at that level.

How many datacenter candidate sites in Arizona are at substations?

614 of the 3,816 scored candidate sites in Arizona are substation sites — locations generated at an existing substation. Scored sites across Arizona average 48.5 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale, against 53 nationally.

Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every substation in Arizona, A to Z.

More on Arizona, and states with similar counts

About this data

Source: HIFLD Electric Substations and Transmission Lines (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), as published June 29, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Electric substations in Arizona”, https://gridcensus.com/substations/arizona (data as of June 29, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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