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Founded in 1964,
Caithness was envisioned as an enabler of
unique investment opportunities. Substantial
long-term cash flow from invested capital
has been a primary objective that has resulted
in an extensive portfolio of leading-edge,
environment-friendly renewable and non-renewable
power generation.
The initial investment strategy was to focus on resource exploration, such as gold, silver, oil and gas. In the early 1980’s Caithness made the decision to leverage its experience in resource exploration to gain market share in the geothermal power industry. For nearly a decade Caithness concentrated its efforts almost exclusively on the development of three domestic geothermal projects: the 270 megawatt (MW) Coso Geothermal Project in California and both the 25 MW Dixie Valley and 13 MW Steamboat Geothermal Projects in Nevada. Momentum gained from these initiatives enabled expansion into other areas of the Independent Power Production industry during the 1990’s such as renewable solar and wind solutions, as well as simple and combined-cycle natural-gas powered generating facilities.
Today, Caithness is one of the largest producers
of renewable energy in the United States,
with over 360 MW of operating geothermal projects,
160 MW of operating solar projects and 345
MW of operating wind turbine projects. Non-renewable
energy solutions include 1981 MW of gas-turbine
and over one thousand additional megawatts
of production at varying stages of construction
and development.
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