Query
North Brawley Geothermal Plant
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
North Brawley Geothermal Plant
State
NC
Technology
geothermal
Generated
2026-10-18T10:59:07.668Z

Briefing on North Brawley Geothermal Plant

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 18, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
80 MW
Capacity
Out of service
Current status
2009
Operating since
5
Generators
2.4%
Capacity factor
17 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOut of service

North Brawley Geothermal Plant is a 80 MW Geothermal asset in California, currently Out of service.

North Brawley Geothermal Plant is reported in California since 2009 under Ormat Nevada Inc. Available operating and financial measures include 2.4% capacity factor and 17 GWh annual generation; $2851/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Imperial, California
Technology
Geothermal
Owner / parent
Ormat Nevada Inc
Operator
Ormat Nevada Inc
Grid
Imperial Irrigation District
Plant ID
56832

What stands out

1

North Brawley Geothermal Plant is a 80 MW Geothermal asset in California with status Out of service.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 2.4% capacity factor and 17 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $2851/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Induced seismicity and geothermal energy production in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, California” (Nature, 2025-01-10).

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Imperial Irrigation District
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#9 of 32
National rank
#12 of 69

Why it matters

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