List of geothermal power stations

The Sonoma Calpine 3 power plant is one of 22 power plants at The Geysers in the United States.

This is a list of operational geothermal power stations with a current installed capacity of at least 10 MW.

The Geysers in California, United States is the largest geothermal power station in the world with a nameplate capacity of 1,590 MW and an annual generation of 6,516 GWh in 2018.[1][2]

Geothermal power stations

Palinpinon Geothermal Power Plant in Negros Oriental, Philippines

Nesjavellir Power Station in Iceland.

Reykjanes Power Station in Iceland.

Name	Country	Location	Capacity (MWel)	Stations	Type	Ref
Ahuachapán	El Salvador	13°55′13″N 89°49′03″W	95	1		[3][4]
Bacman	Philippines	13°03′36″N 123°55′45″E	110	1		[5]
Beowawe	United States	40°33′17″N 116°37′03″W	19.2		Flash steam (87%) Binary cycle (13%)	[6][7]
Berlín	El Salvador	13°31′29″N 88°30′31″W	115.4	1		[8]
Blue Mountain	United States	40°59′42″N 118°08′35″W	50	1	Binary cycle	[9][10][11]
Blundell	United States	38°29′21″N 112°51′11″W	36	2	Flash steam (70%) Binary Cycle (30%)	[9][12][1]
Brady	United States	39°47′46″N 119°00′36″W	26			[9][13]
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	32°24′43″N 115°14′41″W	570	9	Dry steam	[14][15][16]
Coso	United States	36°01′00″N 117°47′51″W	270	4	Flash steam	[17][18]
Cove Fort	United States	38°33′42″N 112°34′48″W	27			[9][19]
Darajat	Indonesia	07°13′3″S 107°44′22″E	270	3	Dry steam	[20][21]
Desert Peak	United States	39°45′14″N 118°57′13″W	92	2	Flash steam (71.7%) Binary cycle (28.3%)	[22][23]
Dixie Valley	United States	39°57′59″N 117°51′21″W	61	2	Flash steam (99%) Binary cycle (1%)	[24][25]
Don A. Campbell	United States	38°50′10″N 118°19′27″W	39			[9][26][27]
Efeler	Turkey	37°51′35″N 27°36′56″E	162.3 [note 1]			[29]
The Geysers	United States	38°47′26″N 122°45′21″W	1,590	22	Dry steam	[1][2]
Hatchōbaru	Japan	33°06′23″N 131°11′16″E	112	1	Flash steam (98.2%) Binary cycle (1.8%)
Heber	United States	32°42′52″N 115°31′37″W	81	2	Binary cycle	[9][30][31]
Hellisheiði	Iceland	64°02′14″N 21°24′03″W	303	1	Flash steam	[32]
Imperial Valley	United States	33°09′48″N 115°37′00″W	403.4	11	Dry steam	[33][34]
Jersey Valley	United States	40°10′52″N 117°28′33″W	10			[9][35]
Kamojang I, II, III, IV, V	Indonesia	7°07′30″S 107°48′00″E	235	5	Flash steam, Dry steam	[20][36][37]
Karaha	Indonesia		30	1		[38]
Kawerau	New Zealand	38°03′47″S 176°43′38″E	100	1	Flash steam
Kızıldere	Turkey	37°57′00″N 28°50′35″E	80	1		[29]
Krafla	Iceland	65°42′14″N 16°46′23″W	60	1	Flash steam
Larderello	Italy	43°13′56″N 10°53′07″E	769	34		[39][40]
Lihir	Papua New Guinea	3°07′28″S 152°38′47″E	55			[41]
Los humeros	Mexico		25
Mak–Ban	Philippines	14°5′28″N 121°13′7″E	458
Mahanagdong	Philippines	11°06′55″N 124°40′22″E	180			[5]
Malitbog	Philippines	11°09′07″N 124°38′58″E	233	1		[5]
Mammoth	United States	37°38′44″N 118°54′42″W	60	4	Binary cycle	[42][43][44][45]
McGinness Hills	United States	39°35′21″N 116°54′42″W	138	3	Binary cycle	[9][46][47][48]
Mindanao	Philippines	7°00′47″N 125°13′12″E	106	2		[5]
Miravalles	Costa Rica	10°42′02″N 85°11′40″W	100			[5]
Mokai	New Zealand	38°31′49″S 175°55′35″E	132	2
Muara Laboh	Indonesia	1°14′S 101°25′E	85	1	Flash steam	[49]
Gunung Salak	Indonesia	6°43′S 106°44′E	377	6	Flash steam	[20][37]
Mutnovskaya	Russia	52°32′19″N 158°12′06″E	50	1	Flash steam	[50]
Neal Hot Springs	United States	44°01′23″N 117°28′04″W	22			[9][51]
Nesjavellir	Iceland	64°06′29″N 21°15′23″W	120	1
Nga Awa Purua	New Zealand	38°36′43″S 176°11′35″E	132	1	Flash steam
Ngatamariki	New Zealand	38°32′50″S 176°11′45″E	82	1	Binary cycle
North Brawley	United States	33°00′52″N 115°32′27″W	13	1	Binary cycle	[9][52][53]
North Valley	United States		25	1	Binary cycle
Olkaria I, II, III, IV, V	Kenya	0°53′14″S 36°18′25″E	727	5		[54][55][56][57][58]
Ohaaki	New Zealand	38°31′37″S 176°17′31″E	104	1
Ormesa	United States	32°46′59″N 115°15′15″W	73.2		Binary cycle	[59][60][61][62]
Palinpinon	Philippines	9°17′41″N 123°10′21″E	192.5	2		[5][63]
Pamukören	Turkey	37°55′00″N 28°31′49″E	68			[29]
Patua [note 2]	United States	39°34′58″N 119°04′29″W	70	2	Binary cycle (85.7%) Solar PV (14.3%)	[64][65][66]
Pauzhetskaya	Russia	51°27′55″N 156°48′42″E	14.5	1	Flash steam
Poihipi	New Zealand	38°37′49″S 176°02′30″E	55	1
Puna [note 3]	United States	19°28′43″N 154°53′20″W	38	2	Binary cycle	[9][68]
Raft River	United States	42°05′58″N 113°22′57″W	11		Binary cycle	[9][69][70]
Reykjanes	Iceland	63°49′35″N 22°40′55″W	130	1	Flash steam
Salt Wells	United States	39°17′40″N 118°34′21″W	13.4		Binary cycle	[71][72][73][74]
San Emidio	United States	40°22′50″N 119°23′59″W	11			[9][75]
San Jacinto Tizate	Nicaragua	12°23′38″N 86°32′30″W	74			[36][76]
Sarulla	Indonesia	1°53′14″N 99°01′24″E	330	3	Flash steam	[77][78]
Serrazzano	Italy	43°12′15″N 10°48′01″E	60			[79]
Soda Lake	United States	39°33′22″N 118°50′53″W	37	1		[80][81]
Star Peak	United States		22	1
Steamboat	United States	39°23′40″N 119°44′51″W	73 [note 4]	7	Binary cycle (80.3%) Flash steam (19.7%)	[83]
Stillwater	United States	39°32′45″N 118°33′22″W	75	2 [note 5]	Binary cycle (65.3%) Solar PV (34.7%)	[84][85]
Svartsengi	Iceland	63°52′44″N 22°25′58″W	77	1	Flash steam Binary cycle
Te Huka	New Zealand	38°40′1″S 176°7′5″E	23	1	Binary cycle
Te Mihi	New Zealand	38°37′09″S 176°02′52″E	166	1
Thermo 1	United States	38°09′39″N 113°11′42″W	13			[9][86]
Tiwi	Philippines	13°27′57″N 123°38′58″E	234		Flash steam	[87][88]
Tongonan 1	Philippines	11°09′41″N 124°38′14″E	113			[5]
Tungsten Mountain	United States	39°40′04″N 117°41′35″W	27			[9][89]
Tuscarora	United States	41°28′02″N 116°09′02″W	18			[9][90]
Ulubelu	Indonesia	5°18′20.88″S 104°34′36.84″E	220	4	Flash steam	[37]
Upper Mahiao	Philippines	11°10′23″N 124°37′47″E	125			[5]
Valle Secolo	Italy	43°14′11″N 10°52′02″E	120			[91]
Wairakei	New Zealand	38°37′37″S 176°06′19″E	352	4	Flash steam (99.92%) Binary cycle (0.08%)
Wayang Windu	Indonesia	07°12′00″S 107°37′30″E	227	1	Flash steam	[92]
Velika Ciglena	Croatia	45°51'31.8"N 16°57'38.1"E	17	1	Binary cycle	[93]
Þeistareykir	Iceland	65°53′26″N 16°57′47″W	90	1	Flash steam

Notes

1. Currently undergoing expansion to 259.9 MW by 2022.[28]
2. Patua consists of one 60 MW geothermal power plant and one 10 MW solar farm.
3. The Puna Complex is currently being expanded from 38 MW to 46 MW and is expected by the end of 2027.[67]
4. Currently being expanded from 73 MW to 93 MW. Expansion is expected to be complete by the end of 2020.[82]
5. Stillwater consists of one 49 MW geothermal power plant and one 26 MW solar farm.

See also

• Geothermal power
• List of largest geothermal power stations in the world

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