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Community Scale Geothermal The Pagosa Verde Model. Rural Public/Private Synergy Local Utility Involvement Financially innovative Community Scale Renewable Energy. Pagosa Verde Model Plant. Low Temp Binary Process – all Geo fluid re-injected
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Rural • Public/Private Synergy • Local Utility Involvement • Financially innovative • Community Scale • Renewable Energy
Pagosa Verde Model Plant • Low Temp Binary Process – all Geo fluid re-injected • Private land and non-consumptive beneficial use. • No greenhouse gases, no carbon footprint, no toxic chemicals, no fracking. • No surface or fresh water impacts – minimal water use. • Small physical footprint – minimal infrastructure impact. • Protects existing geothermal uses and stakeholders. • Benefits tourism and does not impact our outdoor industries and scenic assets. • Drives economic growth through geothermal heat and electricity: • Community heating • Greenhouses • Aquaculture • Business Attraction Incentives • Green Technology Clusters
Geothermal Growth creates business for our utilities and our communities – with or without power generation. • The same exploration and test drilling needed to verify a power-worthy source validates other business development. • The number of jobs and economic stimulus from direct-use rivals the economic stimulus of power.
Geothermal heat is an un-tapped resource for rural Colorado’s economic growth.
A GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT IS A MAJOR IMPACT RURAL ECONOMIC DRIVER
Advantages for Rural Coops • Reliable long-term base-load power • Low levelized costs. • Community Scale plants provide security and savings via distributed sources in remote locales. • Additional power customers. • Harmonized with renewable portfolio requirements. • Harmonized with distribution and transmission strategies – Scalable Technology.
THE COMMUNITY SCALE PAGOSA VERDE MODEL Replicable though out the rural west LPEA AND TRI-STATE, THE COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES SUPPORT HAS BEEN VITAL TO THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT