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Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 2

Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 2 is a 20.0 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. OperatingMar 1990 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN1Geothermal12 MW OperatingMar 1990
GEN2Geothermal5.0 MW OperatingMar 1990
GEN3Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingMar 1990

Plant details

Operator
CalEnergy Operating Corporation
Location
Imperial County, California
Balancing authority
IID
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 20.0 MW
First unit online
Mar 1990
EIA plant ID
10879

Location

33.1589, -115.6455

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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