Geothermal Direct-Use Power Grant - City of Salida, ColoradoCX(s) Applied: A9, A11, B5.1Date: 02/08/2011Location(s): Salida, ColoradoOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
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February 8, 2011
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CX(s) Applied: A9, A11, B5.1
Date: 02/08/2011
Location(s): Salida, Colorado
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
The City of Salida is proposing to use $49,500 in State Energy Program (SEP) funding to complete the first stage of a three stage geothermal development project. The first stage will consist of thermal gradient studies at Poncha Springs Hot Springs including: assembling available geologic and geophysical data; surface mapping of geological structures, springs and seeps; creating a Geographic Information System base map; and drilling thermal gradient holes. Stage two will not use SEP funding and will consist of deep drilling to prove a sustainable reservoir at depth. Stage three will not use SEP funding and will consist of production and reinjection drilling leading to the construction and operation of a geothermal power plant.