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Heber Geothermal

Heber Geothermal is a 91.5 MW operating geothermal plant in Imperial County, California, operated by ORCAL Geothermal, Inc.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1985 (current stage)
  5. ClosedAug 2023 (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
OEC1Geothermal27 MW OperatingApr 2023
OEC2Geothermal27 MW OperatingApr 2023
4Geothermal19 MW OperatingJan 2018
OEC11Geothermal16 MW OperatingSep 2023
3Geothermal3.5 MW OperatingJun 2006
1Geothermal52 MW RetiredJun 1985Mar 2023
2Geothermal7.0 MW RetiredJun 2006Aug 2023

Plant details

Operator
ORCAL Geothermal, Inc
Location
Imperial County, California
Balancing authority
IID
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 91.5 MW
Retired: 59.0 MW
First unit online
Jun 1985
EIA plant ID
54689

Location

32.7146, -115.5180

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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