Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), located about 50 miles west of Phoenix near Wintersburg, is the largest nuclear energy facility in the United States. Comprised of three pressurized water reactors, PVNGS generates 4,000 megawatts in service of 4 million inhabitants of Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.
PVNGS is the only nuclear facility not adjacent to a large body of water; instead, reclaimed wastewater and de-mineralized and de-ionized well water is used to meet its cooling needs.