United States

Terra-Gen Dixie Valley — 71 MW Geothermal

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Terra-Gen Dixie Valley is a 71 MW geothermal power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
71 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1990

Year online

Owner
Terra-Gen Operating Co-Geo

Operator

Location
39.97, -117.86

Coordinates

Insights

#2,584
largest in United States of America
#67
largest Geothermal worldwide
#11,691
largest worldwide
1990
9 yrs older than avg
2
operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Geo
5
plants within 100 km

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

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
18,881 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
566,429 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
38 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

4,105
cars per year
2,517
homes per year
858,225
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

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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