

Figure 7.3: The Geysers - a dry steam geothermal field in California. From Power-Technology, "The Geysers is a geothermal field located in California's Mayacamas Mountains, approximately 115km north of San Francisco. It is the world's biggest single geothermal field, comprising of 22 geothermal power plants with an installed capacity of 1,517MW. The Geysers is also the area where the US's first geothermal power plant was put into commercial operation."
Photo credit: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Reading Assignment
Under “Renewable Sources," read "Geothermal" and all subpages.