CE Leathers — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 10631
- Capacity
- 45.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Geothermal
- Technology
- Geothermal
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Imperial, CA
- Operating Since
- 1989
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- CalEnergy Operating Corporation
- Parent Company
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Annual Generation
- 70,616 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 17.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Imperial Irrigation District
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
CE Leathers
OperatingGeothermal
Ranked #19 of 33 Geothermal plants in CA#27 of 70 nationally
45.5 MW Geothermal operating in Imperial, CA — Imperial Irrigation District
EIAGEMWD
45.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Geothermal
Technology
1989
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.1782, -115.5647
County
Imperial, CA
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Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | CalEnergy Operating Corporation | CalEnergy Operating | — |
| Owner(s) | CE Generation | Berkshire Hathaway | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The CE Leathers power plant is a 45.5 MW geothermal facility located in Imperial County, California. It began operating in 1989 and has one generator. The plant is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by CalEnergy Operating Corporation. It is interconnected to the Imperial Irrigation District balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In the latest year of reported data, CE Leathers generated 70,616 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 17.8%. The plant is ranked as the 20th largest geothermal power plant in California out of 33 such plants, and 27th nationally out of 70 geothermal plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Imperial Irrigation District
Grid Voltage
92 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
18.4K MWh
Latest Month
70.6K MWh
Annual Generation
17.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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