The
Hudson Ranch I project is a 49.9 megawatt (MW) Geothermal
power generating facility under development within the Salton
Sea known resource area in the Imperial County in the city of
Calipatria, California. Hudson Ranch I is currently developing
its resource.
The
proposed 49.9 MW geothermal plant will include a
turbine-generator structure, cooling tower, wellhead
separators, crystallizer, water tanks, primary and secondary
clarifier tanks, control building, office buildings,
substation, pipelines and supports, various ancillary
structures and associated internal roadways. Raw water
ponds and perimeter flood protection embankments are planned
to be constructed at the perimeters of the proposed geothermal
plant site. The project will utilize state of the art
flash steam technology and will be operational in 2010