THE GEYSERS POWER PLANT

The Geysers is the world’s largest geothermal field, containing a complex of 18 geothermal power plants, drawing steam from more than 350 wells, located in Mayacamas Mountains, approximately 72 miles north of San Francisco. Power plants at the Geysers are of the dry steam power plant type, where the steam directly powers the generator. In general, the Geysers has 1517 MW of installed capacity with n average production facto of 63% (955 MW).