Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 3
Other power plant · Imperial County, California
Nameplate capacity
54 MW
Rank in California
#415
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1989
February 1989
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- CalEnergy Operating Corporation
- County
- Imperial County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #21 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 10759
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Geothermal | 54 MW | 50 MW | 1989 | 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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| Stockton Biomass | Other | 54 MW |
| Valley Center 54 | Battery storage | 54 MW |
| Drum 2 | Hydro | 53 MW |
| Tiger Creek | Hydro | 52 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 54 MW solar plant and a 54 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