The Salton Sea Power Plants

摘要

The geothermal power plants located in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field are operated by CalEnergy Operating Corporation, an indirect subsidiary of CE Gen. The power-plant names and dates of commercial operation follow: Vulcan, 1986; Del Ranch and J.J. Elmore, 1989; J.M. Leathers, 1990; CE Turbo, 2000, and the five Salton Sea Units (which CalEnergy calls Region 1)-Unit 1, 1982; Unit 2, 1990; Unit 3,1989; Unit 4,1996; and Unit 5, 2000. "Units 1 through 5 include seven individual, turbine/generator sets," explained Mark T. Gran, VP Real Estate Assets/Community Relations for CalEnergy. "All are operated by the two brine-handling systems located at Units 3 and 4." Most CalEnergy Salton Sea power-plant locations are on the Geothermal Map of California, available on the website of the California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources.