http://www.renewableaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=51386Vulcan Power Company has announced its G3 Power Plan, a preliminary plan for green grid transmission upgrades to deliver a "green gigawatt" of geothermal power to Los Angeles and Las Vegas from massive steam zones located in northwest Nevada.
According to research cited by Vulcan, 2,500 megawatts (MW) of geothermal steam exists in northern Nevada. There has already been about 240 MW of geothermal online in Nevada for 15 years, which is evenly split between Nevada and California utility buyers Sierra Pacific Resources and Southern California Edison Company. Seven companies with advanced sites have been selected to supply progressive Nevada and California utilities with about 500 MW of geothermal, with over half utilizing these grid upgrade.
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