Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 2
Other power plant · Imperial County, California
Nameplate capacity
20 MW
Rank in California
#694
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1990
March 1990
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- CalEnergy Operating Corporation
- County
- Imperial County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #54 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 10879
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Geothermal | 12 MW | 17 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Geothermal | 5.0 MW | 4.0 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Geothermal | 3.5 MW | 2.1 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.
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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 20 MW solar plant and a 20 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