Amedee Geothermal Venture I

♨ GeothermalIPP Non-CHP3 MW capacity
Capacity3 MWnameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameAmedee Geothermal Venture I
OperatorHays Ranches, Llc
CityAmedee
CountyLassen County
StateCalifornia
ZIP96127
Coordinates40.30083, -120.10500

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
INDGeothermalGeothermal1.5 MWRetired1988
SYNGeothermalGeothermal1.5 MWRetired1988
NEWGeothermalGeothermal1.0 MWPlanned

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityCalifornia Independent System Operator

What this means

Geothermal plants tap heat from underground reservoirs to spin steam turbines. They provide carbon-free baseload power with very high capacity factors, but they only work where hot rock is accessible — primarily in the western U.S.

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