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North Brawley Geothermal Plant

North Brawley Geothermal Plant is a 16.0 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. OperatingOct 2009 (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
GE1Geothermal16 MW Out of service long-termOct 2009
GE2Geothermal16 MW Out of service long-termOct 2009
GE3Geothermal16 MW Out of service long-termOct 2009
GE4Geothermal16 MW Out of service long-termOct 2009
GE5Geothermal16 MW OperatingOct 2009

Plant details

Operator
Ormat Nevada Inc
Location
Imperial County, California
Balancing authority
IID
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Out of service: 64.0 MW
Operating: 16.0 MW
First unit online
Oct 2009
EIA plant ID
56832

Location

33.0139, -115.5439

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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