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California funds $.1.1m for research on small geothermal project at Hot Spring Resort

California funds $.1.1m for research on small geothermal project at Hot Spring Resort Near Cedarville, California (source: flickr/ J Brew, creative commons)
Francisco Rojas 15 Jan 2015

California has Approved $18 Million to Fund Clean Energy Projects $12 million for alternative vehicles, $4 million for geothermal projects and $3.5 million for energy efficiency upgrades.

In a recent news release from the California Energy Commission, a series of funds have been announced for Clean Energy projects, in particular a bit over a million USD for geothermal research in a small project in Surprise Valley Hot Springs.

Modoc County: $1.1 million for geothermal research, analysis and exploratory drilling in the Surprise Valley Hot Springs area. The funds will also be used to install and demonstrate the effectiveness of a small geothermal distributed energy unit at the Surprise Valley Hot Springs Resort. The unit will offset the electrical load of the Surprise Valley Hot Springs Resort and could save the resort more than $10,000 annually in electricity cost.

To read the news release in detail, please follow the link below:

Source: News Release by the California Energy Commission