Commercial operation starts at Casa Diablo-IV geothermal plant, California
Construction of Casa Diablo IV geothermal power plant (source: YouTube screenshot, Ormat Technologies)
Carlo Cariaga
18 Jul 2022
The Casa Diablo IV geothermal power plant adds 30 MW of geothermal capacity to Ormat's portfolio and is the first Ormat project to sell power to a Community Choice Aggregator.
Ormat Technologies Inc. (Ormat) has announced that the commercial operation of the 30-MW Casa Diablo-IV (CD4) has started. CD4 is a state-of-the-art air-cooled binary facility located in Mammoth Lakes, California. We had previously reported on the start of construction of the CD4 power plant.
This facility will provide 7 MW of geothermal power to two Community Choice Aggregators (Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Central Coast Community Energy), each under a 10-year PPA. An additional 16 MW will be supplied to the Southern California Public Power Authority under a 25-year agreement.
CD4 is the first geothermal power plant built within the California Independent System Operator balancing authority in the last 30 years and will be the first in Ormat’s portfolio that will sell its output to a Community Choice Aggregator.
“We are pleased to begin operation of CD4. These three strategic PPAs support Ormat’s long-term plans to grow our geothermal business in California, while also demonstrating the value of Ormat’s unique binary technology in providing zero-emission, renewable energy at affordable prices,” said Ormat CEO Doron Blachar.
“We look forward to leveraging our proven capabilities to help deliver clean energy to our partners and their end-users, while also ensuring grid reliability. We are thrilled to partner with sustainability-focused electricity providers to support the power needs of these California communities while advancing our growth plans. With our 30MW CD4 geothermal power plant and the addition of our 20MW Wister Solar power plant, which started operation last week, our total portfolio has reached 1,163MW and we are on track to reach our goals for 2023.” added Blachar.
Source: Globe News Wire
