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Imperial Valley Geothermal Project
Geothermal power project in California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Imperial Valley Geothermal Project is a complex of eleven geothermal power stations located in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, along the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley of California. It is the second largest geothermal field[clarification needed] in the United States after The Geysers in Northern California.[citation needed]
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Imperial Valley Geothermal Project | |
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Official name | Imperial Valley Geothermal Project |
Country | United States |
Location | Near Calipatria Imperial County, California |
Coordinates | 33°09′48″N 115°37′00″W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1982 |
Owner(s) | CalEnergy(86.4%) EnergySource (13.6%) |
Operator(s) | CalEnergy |
Geothermal power station | |
Type | Dry steam |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 14 units (11 power stations) |
Units planned | 1 unit |
Nameplate capacity | 432.3 MW[1] |
Annual net output | 1,741 GWh (2018) [1] |
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