Measuring the Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits of Nine Geothermal Heating System and Power Generation Projects
- Key words
- Utility and Policy; California, Califonia Energy Commission, Geothermal Resources Development Account, GRDA, Public interest energy research, PIER, geothermal, heating, direct use, economic, environmental, social, benefits, greenhouse gas, air pollution,
- Location
- California
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 2006
- Session
- Space heating/cooling; Direct use; Economics; Environmental
- Language
- English
Abstract
Since 1981, the California Energy Commission (Energy Commission) Geothermal Program has funded over 100 geothermal direct use and power generation projects. These projects contribute to California’s overall well-being. With support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s GeoPowering the West Program, a study was conducted to measure how six specific geothermal heating system projects have contributed to California economically, environmentally, and socially over the past 20 years. The study also analyzed three geothermal power generation projects.
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