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Puna Geothermal Venture I

Puna Geothermal Venture I is a 47.5 MW operating geothermal plant in Hawaii County, Hawaii, operated by Puna Geothermal Venture.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 1992 (current stage)
  5. Closed (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
OEC31Geothermal8.0 MW OperatingFeb 2012
OEC32Geothermal8.0 MW OperatingFeb 2012
OEC11Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingAug 1992
OEC12Geothermal3.5 MW Out of service long-termAug 1992
OEC13Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingAug 1992
OEC14Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingAug 1992
OEC15Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingAug 1992
OEC21Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingAug 1992
OEC22Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingAug 1992
OEC23Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingAug 1992
OEC24Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingAug 1992
OEC25Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingAug 1992

Plant details

Operator
Puna Geothermal Venture
Location
Hawaii County, Hawaii
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 47.5 MW
Out of service: 3.5 MW
First unit online
Aug 1992
EIA plant ID
52028

Location

19.4790, -154.8884

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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