Cochise Economy

In 2020, Arizona G&T Cooperatives generated an estimated $285.1 million in direct, indirect, and induced economic impact (output) in southeast Arizona, including $45.3 million in associated household earnings, while supporting 516 jobs throughout the region. Most of the impacts are in Cochise County (home to the co-op's administrative offices and its Apache Generating Station). Each job at Arizona G&T Cooperatives creates an additional 1.3 jobs in the rural southeast Arizona economy.

As part of the overall impact of Arizona G&T Cooperatives, the co-op’s Apache Generating Station produced an estimated $95.5 million in economic output in the regional economy in 2020, which includes $15.2 million in associated household earnings, supporting 173 jobs throughout rural southeast Arizona.

Arizona G&T Cooperatives partners with SAEDG and other organizations, including Local First Arizona, to support and promote economic development in Southeast Arizona.