The Geysers

The Geysers, a geothermal power field of 72 miles (116 km) north of San Francisco, California, is the largest geothermal development in the world. It produces over 750 MW.  The Geysers has 22 separate power plants that use steam from more than 350 producing wells.  The Calpine Corporation operates and owns 19 of the 22 facilities.

 History 
The Geysers was found by European Americans. It was named in 1847 by John Fremont during his research.

Between 1848 and 1854, Geysers worked as a spa complex The Geysers Resort Hotel. It was visited by such famous people as Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain. But in 1938, the main building was destroyed in a landslide.

Five of the Geysers plants were destroyed in the Valley Fire of September 2015.

The Geysers Geothermal Power Development project was named as a California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

 Other geothermal power plants 
 Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1  The Geysers      1808  2  Cerro Prieto      958   3  Hellisheiði      303 4  Olkaria      260  5  Darajat      255  6  Malitbog      233  Energy Development Corporation: Geothermal Operating Sites , retrieved 24 March 2011 7  Wayang Windu      227   8  Kamojang      203  9  Navy      240 

References

Category:Power plants
Category:Energy in California
Category:Geothermal energy