Nameplate capacity
15 MW
Rank in California
#758
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1990
December 1990
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- County
- Mono County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #62 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 10481
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geothermal | 5.0 MW | 3.3 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| 2 | Geothermal | 5.0 MW | 3.3 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| 3 | Geothermal | 5.0 MW | 3.3 MW | 1990 | Operating |
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
| Five Points Solar Station | Solar | 15 MW |
| Kings Beach | Other | 15 MW |
| Mammoth G3 | Other | 15 MW |
| Morelos del Sol | Solar | 15 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 15 MW solar plant and a 15 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