United States

Geo East Mesa II — 22 MW Geothermal

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Geo East Mesa II is a 22 MW geothermal power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
22 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1989

Year online

Owner
Ormat Nevada Inc

Operator

Location
32.78, -115.26

Coordinates

Insights

#3,814
largest in United States of America
#138
largest Geothermal worldwide
#18,706
largest worldwide
1989
10 yrs older than avg
22
operated by Ormat Nevada Inc
90
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Geothermal
Capacity
22 MW
Commissioned
1989
Status
Operational
Owner
Ormat Nevada Inc
Country
United States
Coordinates
32.776, -115.264

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,752 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
172,565 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
38 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,250
cars / year
767
homes / year
261,462
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Geo East Mesa II is a 21.6 MW geothermal power plant in the United States, operated by Ormat Nevada Inc since 1989.

Ranked #46 of 65 geothermal plants in the United States. Its 21.6 MW represents 0.56% of the United States’ 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 Geo East Mesa II 53.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Central de ciclo combinado La Rosita (1,405 MW, Gas) and Termoelectrica de Mexicali (679.7 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 150 km east of San Diego.

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