NORTH BRAWLEY GEOTHERMAL PLANT

How NORTH BRAWLEY GEOTHERMAL PLANT compares

With 64 MW of capacity, NORTH BRAWLEY GEOTHERMAL PLANT ranks 211th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 8th of the 24 operating Geothermal plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.5% of California's operating Geothermal capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 8th-largest of the 34 operating Geothermal plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 54% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ORMAT NEVADA INC, runs 6 operating plants in California totaling 165 MW. It shares Imperial County with 33 other operating plants, including IMPERIAL VALLEY SOLAR LLC and EL CENTRO.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 80 MW of nameplate capacity, all geothermal technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 64 MW). Net generation was 16.9 GWh in 2024 (a 2.4% capacity factor), down 53% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ALAMORIO, about 1.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT, about 3.5 miles away. Another 29 operating power plants totaling 2,150 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is IMPERIAL VALLEY SOLAR LLC (434 MW, Solar).

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