385th largest plant in California · 3458th nationally
John L. Featherstone Plant is a geothermal power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 55.0 MW. It generates roughly 381.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 36,303 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 79% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 89 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | John L. Featherstone Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hudson Ranch Power I Llc |
| City | Calipatria |
| County | Imperial County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92233 |
| Coordinates | 33.20464, -115.57330 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRP1 | Geothermal | Geothermal | 55.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CO₂ | 16.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 89 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Imperial Irrigation District |
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.