Geothermal development plan: northern Arizona counties

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6608042· OSTI ID:6608042

White, D H; Goldstone, L A

The Northern Counties Area Development Plan evaluated the regional market potential for utilizing geothermal energy. This study identified five potential geothermal resource areas, four of which have low temperature (<90{sup 0}C, 194{sup 0}F) potential and one possible igneous system. The average population growth rate in the Northern Counties is expected to be five percent per year over the next 40 years, with Mohave and Yavapai Counties growing the fastest. Rapid growth is anticipated in all major employment sectors, including trade, service, manufacturing, mining and utilities. A regional energy use analysis is included, containing information on current energy use patterns for all user classes. Water supplies are expected to be adequate for expected growth generally, though Yavapai and Gila Counties will experience water deficiencies. A preliminary district heating analysis is included for the towns of Alpine and Springerville. Both communities are believed located on geothermal resource sites. The study also contains a section identifying potential geothermal resource users in northern Arizona.

• Research Organization: Arizona Univ., Tucson (USA). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: FC03-80RA50076
• OSTI ID: 6608042
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA/50076-4; ON: DE83004878
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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