Socrates geothermal plant

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Other names: Geysers geothermal plant U18

Socrates geothermal plant is an operating geothermal power plant in Sonoma County, California, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Socrates geothermal plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
18 Operating[1] 1983[1] 118 MW[1] Dry steam[2] Calpine CORP [100%][3] Geysers Power Co LLC[1]

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Socrates geothermal plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
18 Sonoma County, California, United States 38.777, -122.745 (exact)

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028021258/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220511215926/https://www.geothermal-energy.org/pdf/IGAstandard/WGC/2000/R0243.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221017212241/https://www.calpine.com/Operations/Power-Operations/Our-Fleet. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)