North Brawley Geothermal Plant
Other power plant · Imperial County, California
Nameplate capacity
80 MW
Rank in California
#325
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2009
October 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- County
- Imperial County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #12 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 56832
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE1 | Geothermal | 16 MW | 11 MW | 2009 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GE2 | Geothermal | 16 MW | 11 MW | 2009 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GE3 | Geothermal | 16 MW | 11 MW | 2009 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GE4 | Geothermal | 16 MW | 11 MW | 2009 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GE5 | Geothermal | 16 MW | 11 MW | 2009 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 80 MW solar plant and a 80 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