CALISTOGA POWER PLANT

How CALISTOGA POWER PLANT compares

With 176 MW of capacity, CALISTOGA POWER PLANT ranks 83rd among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 2nd of the 24 operating Geothermal plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.8% of California's operating Geothermal capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 2nd-largest of the 34 operating Geothermal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1984, it is older than 77% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, GEYSERS POWER CO LLC, runs 4 operating plants in California totaling 1,552 MW. It shares Lake County with 3 other operating plants, including SONOMA CALIFORNIA GEOTHERMAL and BOTTLE ROCK POWER.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 176 MW of nameplate capacity, all geothermal technology. Net generation was 469 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), down 13% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CALISTOGA 199 (230 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 1,661 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GEYSERS UNIT 5-20 (1,273 MW, Geothermal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology