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Salton Sea Power LLC - Unit 5

Salton Sea Power LLC - Unit 5 is a 58.3 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. OperatingApr 2000 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
TG51Geothermal58 MW OperatingApr 2000

Plant details

Operator
CalEnergy Operating Corporation
Location
Imperial County, California
Balancing authority
IID
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 58.3 MW
First unit online
Apr 2000
EIA plant ID
55983

Location

33.1533, -115.6384

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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