The largest complex of geothermal power plants in the world, spread across the Mayacamas Mountains north of San Francisco, California, generating commercially since 1960. Its dry steam field powers more than a dozen plants, and treated wastewater injected into the reservoir since the 1990s sustains steam production that earlier decades of extraction had depleted.
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Facility Type LocationMayacamas Mountains, California, United States 1 Capacity (MW) Commissioned Year Connections
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Source United States Department of Energy Official Site
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Source The Geysers, Wikipedia
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1. United States Department of Energy Official Site
US Department of EnergyOperating status, entity description
generating commercially since 1960.
- Uses Source: Geothermal Energy
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Production
In general, the Geysers has 1517 MW of active installed capacity with an average production factor of 63% (835 MW).
In Group: Geothermal Fields and Power Stations, Lead
The Geysers is the world's largest developed geothermal field, containing a complex of 18 geothermal power plants, drawing steam from more than 350 wells, located in the Mayacamas Mountains approximately 72 miles (116 km) north of San Francisco, California.
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