alt.energy.renewable

"Morris Dovey" wrote in message
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> Arnold Walker wrote:
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>> "Bob F" wrote in message
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>> >> We could have a power plant (farm) near yellowstone that would dwarf
>> >> Hoover dam. Drill holes would be short and great numbers could be
>> >> drilled. Possibly supply the entire US.
>> >
>> > And say goodbye to Old Faithful.
>>
>> Not really because if you followed the geothermal history in that area
>> .You
>> will note that they are closing parts of the park because of increased
>> geotheral activity. Public safety is at risk in these areas.
>
> An interesting site. I saw on a PBS special that the last time
> that dome popped it blew ash all the way to the Gulf coast, and
> there is some speculation that another eruption of that magnitude
> might well do serious damage to Chicago.
>
> If that's true, I would guess that we'd be hard put to drain away
> enough energy to retire Old Faithful.
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> --
> Morris Dovey
> DeSoto Solar
> DeSoto, Iowa USA
> http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto
>
I would say it is safe to say multiGw in excess of Steamboat Springs which
is estimated by the engineer/geologist at
between 250Mw and 500Mw in renewable power output.And with drilling and all,
cheaper than that wattage solar or
wind........Steamboat has even demo'ed cheaper than oil and gas at this time
between 4 competing geothermal companies soon to be 7(should be 264Mw at
that time, real estate value for the geothermal land areas has jump
dramatically in the past 15 years with no sign of falling in the near
future.).
I would assume the same story on any land near Yellowstone in the near
future as surveys come in on successful wells.(Steamboat is rolling 5 times
value on bare dirt over a good survey site.)