USA, Oregon:

Coming Soon: Co-op Geothermal Plant (Electric Co-op Today)

A 40-foot cooling tower for a co-op geothermal facility sits
on a plateau on the Oregon-California border. (Photo By: Lynn Culp) 

An electric cooperative in California is nearing completion of a geothermal power plant in a tiny Oregon town, just across the border.

In coming weeks, Surprise Valley Electrification Corp. will conduct generation tests on the 3 MWe geothermal plant, which will likely come on-line this summer.

Located on a member’s cattle ranch in Paisley, Ore., the facility will provide power for up to 1,600 single-family homes in Northern California, Nevada and Oregon.

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