BLM to host 5-state geothermal resource auction today

Utility Dive: Utah already has two geothermal electrical generation power plants, Cove Fort and Roosevelt Hot Springs, which BLM said are located in the central and southwestern portion of the state.  And expanding on those resources could help meet the Department of the Interior's renewables goals, including developing 10,000 MW of non-hydro green energy.

The state now produces almost 60 MW of geothermal power, but more than a dozen projects are currently being developed.

Both Cove Fort and Roosevelt Hot Springs are proposing redevelopment and expansion of their plants. BLM said it anticipates that the U.S. Forest Service will also release an environmental assessment for leasing of three geothermal parcels adjacent to the Cove Fort site.

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