Nameplate capacity
19 MW
Rank in California
#727
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2003
June 2003
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Ormat Nevada Inc
- County
- Imperial County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #57 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 50766
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITLU1 | Geothermal | 12 MW | 8.0 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| OEC2A | Geothermal | 7.0 MW | 4.7 MW | 2025 | 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
| Columbia Solar Energy, LLC | Solar | 19 MW |
| Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility | Other | 19 MW |
| RE Adams East, LLC | Solar | 19 MW |
| Sand Drag LLC | Solar | 19 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 19 MW solar plant and a 19 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