Geo East Mesa II
Other power plant · Imperial County, California · not currently in service
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- County
- Imperial County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #52 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 54038
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Geothermal | 22 MW | 14 MW | 1989 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in California
| Dutch Flat | Hydro | 22 MW |
| Grizzly | Hydro | 22 MW |
| Voyager Wind IV | Wind | 22 MW |
| 85 A | Wind | 21 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 22 MW solar plant and a 22 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates