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Geysers Unit 5-20

Geysers Unit 5-20 is a 1,236 MW operating geothermal plant in Sonoma County, California, operated by Geysers Power Co LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 1971 (current stage)
  5. ClosedMay 2006 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
U13Geothermal140 MW OperatingApr 1980
U14Geothermal124 MW OperatingFeb 1980
U16Geothermal124 MW OperatingOct 1985
U17Geothermal124 MW OperatingNov 1982
U18Geothermal124 MW OperatingNov 1983
U20Geothermal124 MW OperatingOct 1985
U11Geothermal119 MW OperatingDec 1975
U12Geothermal119 MW OperatingAug 1979
U5Geothermal59 MW OperatingApr 1971
U6Geothermal59 MW OperatingApr 1971
U7Geothermal59 MW OperatingJul 1972
U8Geothermal59 MW OperatingJul 1972
U9Geothermal55 MW RetiredJul 1973May 2006
U10Geothermal55 MW RetiredJul 1973May 2006

Plant details

Operator
Geysers Power Co LLC
Location
Sonoma County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 1,236 MW
Retired: 110 MW
First unit online
Apr 1971
EIA plant ID
286

Location

38.7770, -122.7450

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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