Second Imperial Geothermal

Brownfield

Heber, Imperial, California · ORCAL Geothermal, Inc

Legacy capacity
48
MW

Second Imperial Geothermal is a former geothermal site in Heber, Imperial, California, retired 2022-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 48 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former useformer geothermal site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity48 MW
Retirement date2022-10-01
EIA plant ID#54111

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation6.0 mi
OperatorORCAL Geothermal, Inc
Operator address855 Dogwood Road, Heber, CA, 92249
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former geothermal site of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Second Imperial Geothermal, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Second Imperial Geothermal
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
IMPERIAL VALLEYSubstation-AdjacentCAImperial County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs58.4
EL CENTROSubstation-AdjacentCAImperial County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.1
Greenfield (NORTH GILA - IMPERIAL VALLEY)GreenfieldCAImperial County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs55.3
Greenfield (NORTH GILA - IMPERIAL VALLEY)GreenfieldCAImperial County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs55.2
Greenfield (SUNCREST - IMPERIAL VALLEY)GreenfieldCAImperial County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs54.8
Greenfield (NORTH GILA - IMPERIAL VALLEY)GreenfieldCAImperial County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN308676Substation-AdjacentCAImperial County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs53.9
DROP 4Substation-AdjacentCAImperial County161 kV100 MW5.7 yrs53.1

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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