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Geothermal Power Plants in California
U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
30
Total nameplate capacity
2,718.3 MW
Generating units
68
National rank (geothermal capacity)
#1
Every geothermal plant in California
| Plant | Operator | Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geysers Unit 5-20 | Geysers Power Co LLC | 12 | 1,236 MW |
| Calistoga Power Plant | Geysers Power Co LLC | 2 | 176.4 MW |
| Geothermal 1 | Northern California Power Agny | 2 | 110 MW |
| Coso Finance Partners | Coso Operating Co LLC | 3 | 92.2 MW |
| Heber Geothermal | ORCAL Geothermal, Inc | 5 | 91.5 MW |
| Coso Power Developers | Coso Operating Co LLC | 3 | 90 MW |
| Coso Energy Developers | Coso Operating Co LLC | 3 | 90 MW |
| Sonoma California Geothermal | Geysers Power Co LLC | 1 | 78 MW |
| Second Imperial Geothermal | ORCAL Geothermal, Inc | 4 | 74.5 MW |
| Salton Sea Power LLC - Unit 5 | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 1 | 58.3 MW |
| John L. Featherstone Plant | Hudson Ranch Power I LLC | 1 | 55 MW |
| Geothermal 2 | Northern California Power Agny | 1 | 55 MW |
| Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 3 | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 1 | 53.9 MW |
| Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 4 | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 1 | 47.5 MW |
| CE Leathers | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 1 | 45.5 MW |
| Elmore Company | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 1 | 45.5 MW |
| Del Ranch Company | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 1 | 45.5 MW |
| CD4 | CD4 | 1 | 44.4 MW |
| Vulcan-BN Geothermal Power Company | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 2 | 39.6 MW |
| Aidlin Geothermal Power Plant | Geysers Power Co LLC | 2 | 25 MW |
| Ormesa III | Ormat Nevada Inc | 2 | 24 MW |
| Ormesa II | Ormat Nevada Inc | 2 | 24 MW |
| Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 2 | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 3 | 20 MW |
| Ormesa I | Ormat Nevada Inc | 2 | 19 MW |
| North Brawley Geothermal Plant | Ormat Nevada Inc | 1 | 16 MW |
| Mammoth G3 | Ormat Nevada Inc | 3 | 15 MW |
| Mammoth G2 | Ormat Nevada Inc | 3 | 15 MW |
| CE Turbo LLC | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 1 | 11.5 MW |
| Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 1 | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | 1 | 10 MW |
| Mammoth G1 | Ormat Nevada Inc | 2 | 10 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output of the plant's generators.