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CALIFORNIA - EXISTING POWER PLANTS - ORMESA I
Owner
Location
Start Year
Type of Plant
# of Units
Name Plate
Capacity MW
Annual Ave
Gross Capacity MW
Annual Ave Net
Capacity MW
Zip Code
Ormat
Imperial Valley
1986
Binary
1
44
38
38
92249

Unique Information:

Ormesa I began as a 24 MW plant but in 2002, two 10 MW Integrated Two-Level units were added. This brought the overall nameplate capacity to 44 MW. Ormesa I is part of the Ormesa Complex at East Mesa Geothermal Field. The Ormesa Complex has an overall net capacity of approximately 76 MW.

In 2002, Ormat Technologies Inc. gained ownership of all the East Mesa Projects, which include the Ormesa and GEM facilities. Ormat immediately began a series of changes in order to simplify field operations and boost generation. By 2003 the field modifications and repairs were completed. Acceptance test showed that this resulted in an increase of more than 20 percent in output without any new production wells.


Web site: http://www.ormat.com

Contact Information:
Paul Thomsen
6225 Neil Road
Reno, NV 89511-1136
Phone: (775) 356-9029
Fax: (775) 823-5401
Email: pthomsen@ormat.com

 
(Updated August 2008)   ORMESA I  
 
            

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