Paisley Geothermal Generating Plant
Other power plant · Lake County, Oregon · not currently in service
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Operator
- Surprise Valley Electrification
- County
- Lake County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Oregon
- #17 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 59382
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVEP1 | Geothermal | 3.7 MW | 1.8 MW | 2015 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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 Oregon
| SSD Clackamas 1, LLC | Solar | 4.0 MW |
| Prospect 1 | Hydro | 3.8 MW |
| Middle Fork Irrigation District | Hydro | 3.3 MW |
| Wagon Trail LLC | Wind | 3.3 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 3.7 MW solar plant and a 3.7 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 Oregon power plants · What Oregon actually generates