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Title: PYRAMID LAKE RENEWEABLE ENERGY PLAN

Abstract

The Pyramid Lake Renewable Energy Plan covers these areas: energy potential (primarily focusing on geothermal resource potential, but also more generally addressing wind energy potential); renewable energy market potential; transmission system development; geothermal direct use potential; and business structures to accomplish the development objectives of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.

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Research Org.:
PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1039554
Report Number(s):
FINAL SF425; TECHNICAL REPORT; FORM OMB 1910-0800; PROPERTY CLOSE OUT FORM
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-06ER64279
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY; 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; 17 WIND ENERGY; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

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HIGH DESERT GEOCULTURE, LLC. PYRAMID LAKE RENEWEABLE ENERGY PLAN. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.2172/1039554.
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abstractNote = {The Pyramid Lake Renewable Energy Plan covers these areas: energy potential (primarily focusing on geothermal resource potential, but also more generally addressing wind energy potential); renewable energy market potential; transmission system development; geothermal direct use potential; and business structures to accomplish the development objectives of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.},
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year = {Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
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