A unique public/private partnership of local, state, federal and corporate stakeholders are constructing the world's first wastewater-to-electricity system at The Geysers. A rare example of a genuinely "sustainable" energy system, three Lake County communities will recycle their treated wastewater effluent through the southeast portion of The Geysers steamfield to produce approximately 625,000 MWh annually from six existing geothermal power plants. In effect, the communities' effluent will produce enough power to indefinitely sustain their electric needs, along with enough extra power for thousands of other California consumers