Impacts of Geothermal Power Transmission on Agricultural Operations
- Key words
- Power Transmissions; Agriculture; Conflict; Regulation; USA; California; Imperial Valley; Power Lines; Construction; System Development; Planning; Network; High Voltage; Corridors; Impacts; Local Use; Export; West Tec Inc; ERCDC
- Location
- California; Imperial Valley
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1979
- Session
- Power grids; Agricultural applications; Social aspects
- Language
- English
Abstract
Faced with a rapidly growing technology which will soon transform Imperial Valley's geothermal resources into electrical energy for local use as well as for export, the County of Imperial and the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission recently funded a study aimed at the establishing a recommended network of high voltage electrical transmission line corridors within the Imperial Valley. Major emphasis was placed on identifying potential conflicts between such corridors and the long term viability of the Valley's agricultural industry.
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