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EIA plant 50066

Middletown · Lake · CA

Calistoga Power Plant

Operated by Geysers Power Co LLC

Annual generation468,760 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesGEOCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Calistoga Power Plant?

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38.787900, -122.743400

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyGeothermal176.4 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the CA plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

142,304
234,020
331,032
440,392
543,062
639,772
739,756
840,425
938,604
1040,615
1139,366
1239,412

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
142,304
234,020
331,032
440,392
543,062
639,772
739,756
840,425
938,604
1040,615
1139,366
1239,412

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
142,304 MWh
234,020 MWh
331,032 MWh
440,392 MWh
543,062 MWh
639,772 MWh
739,756 MWh
840,425 MWh
938,604 MWh
1040,615 MWh
1139,366 MWh
1239,412 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
UNT1GeothermalGEO88.2OP
UNT2GeothermalGEO88.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
50066
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (43,062 MWh) and 3 the lowest (31,032 MWh). Their difference is 12,030 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
UNT1Geothermal88.250.055.015.0
UNT2Geothermal88.250.055.015.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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