Elmore Company

OperatingGeothermal

Ranked #20 of 33 Geothermal plants in CA#29 of 70 nationally

45.5 MW Geothermal operating in Imperial, CA — Imperial Irrigation District

EIAGEMWD

45.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Geothermal

Technology

1988

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.1776, -115.6033

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 Elmore Company is a 45.5 MW geothermal power plant located in Imperial County, California. The plant began operating in 1988 and has one generator. It is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by CalEnergy Operating Corporation. The plant's output is delivered within the Imperial Irrigation District balancing authority, which falls under the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

In the most recent year of reported data, the Elmore Company generated 104,325 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.2%. The plant is ranked as the 18th largest geothermal plant in California out of 33 such plants, and nationally it is ranked 28th out of 70 geothermal plants.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators