Salton Sea Power LLC - Unit 5
Other power plant · Imperial County, California
Nameplate capacity
58 MW
Rank in California
#394
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2000
April 2000
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
- #15 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 55983
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG51 | Geothermal | 58 MW | 46 MW | 2000 | 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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| CalPeak Power Enterprise Peaker Plant | Natural gas | 59 MW |
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| Ellwood | Natural gas | 58 MW |
| Summit Winds | Wind | 58 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 58 MW solar plant and a 58 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