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Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 3

Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 3 is a 53.9 MW operating geothermal plant in Imperial County, California, operated by CalEnergy Operating Corporation.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingFeb 1989 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN1Geothermal54 MW OperatingFeb 1989

Plant details

Operator
CalEnergy Operating Corporation
Location
Imperial County, California
Balancing authority
IID
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 53.9 MW
First unit online
Feb 1989
EIA plant ID
10759

Location

33.1582, -115.6387

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem