page_title: Imperial Valley Geothermal Project
hierarchical_section_title: Imperial Valley Geothermal Project
caption_attribution_description: English: The 38 MW, Leathers Geothermal Plant, came on line in 1990 It is located at 342 W Sinclair Road, Calipatria, CA, near the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Widelife Refuge. The Salton Sea area has an unusally high level of geothermal activity as evidenced by fields of volcano-like mud pots. This plant is one of 10 geothermal generating plants owned by Calenergy in the Imperial Valley of Calfornia.
context_page_description: Imperial Valley Geothermal Project, also known as the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, is a complex of eleven geothermal power stations located along the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley of California. It is the second largest geothermal field in the United States after The Geysers in Northern California.
context_section_description: Imperial Valley Geothermal Project, also known as the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, is a complex of eleven geothermal power stations located along the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley of California. It is the second largest geothermal field in the United States after The Geysers in Northern California.
caption: The J.M. Leathers Geothermal Power Station
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