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Ormesa II

Ormesa II is a 24.0 MW operating geothermal plant in Imperial County, California, operated by Ormat Nevada Inc.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 1987 (current stage)
  5. ClosedApr 2007 (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
OEC21Geothermal12 MW OperatingMay 1989
OEC22Geothermal12 MW OperatingApr 2007
OE10Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE11Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE12Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE13Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE21Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE22Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE23Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE24Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE25Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE26Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OE27Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OEC1Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OEC2Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OEC3Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OEC4Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OEC5Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OEC6Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OEC7Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OEC8Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007
OEC9Geothermal1.2 MW RetiredDec 1987Apr 2007

Plant details

Operator
Ormat Nevada Inc
Location
Imperial County, California
Balancing authority
IID
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 24.0 MW
Retired: 24.0 MW
First unit online
Dec 1987
EIA plant ID
54724

Location

32.7881, -115.2481

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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