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TABLE 3.1 Liquid-Dominated Geothermal Fields in the United States with Operating Power Plants

Area
Field

Plant
Start Year

Power Plant
Capacity (MWe)

Average
Generation (MWe)

Average Resource
Temperature (°F) Power Cycle Used Owner/Operator

California
Imperial Valley
North Brawley
East Mesa
Heber

2010
1987
1985

Binary
Binary & Flash
Binary & Dual
Flash
Single, Dual, &
Triple Flash

50
105
92

20.9
59
75.9

375
306
324 to 350

Ormat
Ormat
Ormat

Salton Sea 1982 352 314.6 480 to 690 Cal Energy

Mojave Desert
Coso

1987 Dual Flash 260 48 480 to 580 TerraGen

Mammoth
Casa Diablo

1984 Binary 29 20.9 340 Ormat

Power subtotal 888 539.3

Nevada
Reno/Fallon
Brady
Desert Peak
Jersey Valley
Salt Wells
San Emidio
Soda Lake
Steamboat
Stillwater
Wabuska

1992
2006
2010
2009
1987
1987
1988
2009
1987

Dual Flash
Binary
Binary
Binary
Binary
Binary
Binary & Flash
Binary
Binary

26.1
14
15
28
3.6
26.1
139.5
47.3
2.4

14.8
14
Na
Na

284
370
330
na
275 to 290
360 to 390
300
na
na

Ormat
Ormat
Ormat
Enel
U.S. Geothermal
Magma
Ormat
Enel
H.S. Geothermal

2.6
10.4
105.5
15.9
0.8