Gerlach Geothermal Development Project
The Gerlach Geothermal Development Project is a Geothermal project that started in 2020.
The project would add two 24 megawatt (total) power plants with 23 wells, 4.6 miles of pipeline, roads and a powerline to the San Emidio Desert plants.[1]
Some Gerlach residents are concerned about the effect the plants and wells would have on the viewshed, night skies and water supplies.
On October 1, 2020, the BLM accepted pre-scoping comments for 60 days.[2]
On December 10, 2021, the BLM solicited comments on the project[3] and provided a map (reproduced below).
External links
- Gerlach, Nevada Geothermal Energy Zones
- Hilltop Energy Resources LLC Geothermal Energy Zones has a number of leases
- Ormat Gerlach Proposal Letter BLM, October 1, 2020. ( local copy)
- Dark Skies, Tourism Threatened in Gerlach, Nevada Wilderness.
- Ormat concerned stakeholder discussion (Friends of Black Rock/High Rock)
References
- ↑ Gerlach residents say the Black Rock's dark skies threatened by proposed geothermal plant," Amy Alonzo, Reno Gazette Journal, October 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Bureau of Land Management accepting pre-scoping comments for geothermal project near Gerlach," BLM Website.
- ↑ ["https://www.blm.gov/press-release/black-rock-field-office-soliciting-public-comment-gerlach-geothermal-project Black Rock Field Office soliciting public comment on the Gerlach Geothermal Project,]", BLM Website.