Terra-Gen Dixie Valley is a 71 MW geothermal power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Geothermal
- Capacity
- 71 MW
- Commissioned
- 1990
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Terra-Gen Operating Co-Geo
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.966, -117.856
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~30 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
Terra-Gen Dixie Valley is a 70.9 MW geothermal power plant in the United States, operated since 1990.
Ranked #14 of 65 geothermal plants in the United States, it accounts for 1.82% of the country’s total geothermal capacity of 3,889 MW. The largest geothermal plant in the United States is Geysers Unit 5-20 at 1,163 MW, making Terra-Gen Dixie Valley 16.4 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Tungsten Mountain (44.3 MW, Geothermal) and Jersey Valley Geothermal Power Plant (23.5 MW, Geothermal). It is located in Nevada, approximately 200 km east of Reno.
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