Geothermal Power Plants in California

California has 28 geothermal power plants in the Bywatts database, totaling 2.7 GW of nameplate capacity. The largest is GEYSERS UNIT 5-20 (1,273 MW), operated by GEYSERS POWER CO LLC.

28Plants
2.7 GWCombined capacity

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All 28 geothermal plants in California

PlantCapacity (MW)OperatorCommissioned
GEYSERS UNIT 5-201,273GEYSERS POWER CO LLC1971
CALISTOGA POWER PLANT176GEYSERS POWER CO LLC1984
GEOTHERMAL 1110NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGNY1983
GEOTHERMAL 2110NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGNY1985
COSO FINANCE PARTNERS92COSO OPERATING CO LLC1987
COSO ENERGY DEVELOPERS90COSO OPERATING CO LLC1988
SONOMA CALIFORNIA GEOTHERMAL78GEYSERS POWER CO LLC1983
NORTH BRAWLEY GEOTHERMAL PLANT64ORMAT NEVADA INC2009
HEBER GEOTHERMAL63ORCAL GEOTHERMAL INC2006
BOTTLE ROCK POWER55BOTTLE ROCK POWER LLC1985
JOHN L. FEATHERSTONE PLANT55HUDSON RANCH POWER I LLC2012
SALTON SEA POWER GEN CO - UNIT 354CALENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION1989
SALTON SEA POWER GEN CO - UNIT 451CALENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION1996
SALTON SEA POWER LLC - UNIT 550CALENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION2000
CE LEATHERS49CALENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION1989
DEL RANCH COMPANY49CALENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION1988
ELMORE COMPANY49CALENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION1988
WEST FORD FLAT POWER PLANT38GEYSERS POWER CO LLC·
ORMESA I29ORMAT NEVADA INC2003
AIDLIN GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT25GEYSERS POWER CO LLC1989
BEAR CANYON POWER PLANT24GEYSERS POWER CO LLC·
ORMESA II24ORMAT NEVADA INC1989
GEO EAST MESA II22ORMAT NEVADA INC1989
PLES I15ORMAT NEVADA INC1990
ORMESA IE14ORMAT NEVADA INC·
CE TURBO LLC12CALENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION2000
SALTON SEA POWER GEN CO UNIT 110CALENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION1982
ORMESA IH8ORMAT NEVADA INC·