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🇺🇸 Palo Verde

Name: Palo Verde
Address: United States

Nuclear power plant · United States

Operational

Capacity≈3,829 MW

Units3

First Online1986

Construction Start1976

Reactor power (NRC)100% avg · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates33.387, -112.863

Palo Verde is a nuclear power station in United States. Of its 3 recorded unit(s), 3 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 3,829 MW. As of 2026-09-03, 3 of 3 reactors at this site were generating, according to the U.S. NRC daily status report. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1986. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Palo Verde

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Palo Verde-1	Operational	PWR CE80 2LP (DRYAMB)	1,221 MW	Construction 1976 · Grid 1986
Palo Verde-2	Operational	PWR CE80 2LP (DRYAMB)	1,304 MW	Construction 1976 · Grid 1986
Palo Verde-3	Operational	PWR CE80 2LP (DRYAMB)	1,304 MW	Construction 1976 · Grid 1988

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