SRP to Host Additional Community-wide Open House in Apache County

SRP will host additional in-person and virtual open house events in St. Johns for the public to learn more about SRP’s plan to convert Coronado Generating Station (CGS) from coal to natural gas. SRP plans to cease coal generation at the site and complete the conversion to natural gas by late 2029. 

To learn more about the project and RSVP for an open house event, visit https://srp.net/cgsrp or call (602) 236-2872. 

Register for a virtual event here.

WHEN / WHERE:

In-person Open House

• Tuesday, December 16, 2025
• St. Johns High School Library, 360 Redskin Dr., St. Johns, AZ, 85936  
• 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Virtual Open House

• Wednesday, December 17, 2025
• 5:30 p.m.
• Questions and comments for the virtual meeting will only be accepted via online chat feature during the meeting.

INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE:

SRP experts are available for interviews and can discuss:

• SRP’s long-standing relationship with the St. Johns community
• The transition from coal to natural gas at CGS
• Future considerations for CGS 

DETAILS:
In June 2025, the SRP Board of Directors approved a proposal to convert CGS from coal to natural gas.  Converting CGS to run on natural gas is the lowest-cost option to preserve the plant’s capacity, which is enough power to serve more than 150,000 Valley homes. The transition also supports SRP’s ambitious carbon reduction goals and provides a bridge to the mid-2040s, when other generation technology that could be used on the CGS site have matured, like advanced nuclear.  To support this conversion, a new lateral natural gas pipeline will be permitted and constructed by a third-party gas supplier.