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Play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho (Final Report)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1829477· OSTI ID:1829477
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  1. Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States); Utah State University, Department of Geosciences; Utah State University; Utah State University
  2. Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)
  3. US Geological Survey, Moffett Field, CA (United States)
  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  5. Boise State Univ., ID (United States)
  6. DOSECC Exploration Services, LLC., Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
  7. Geologica Geothermal Group, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)
  8. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
  9. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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The Snake River Plain (SRP) volcanic province overlies a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle; it represents one of the highest heat flow provinces in North America. The Yellowstone hotspot continues to feed a magma system that underlies much of southern Idaho and has produced basaltic volcanism as young as 2000 years old. It has been estimated to host up to 855 MW of potential geothermal power production, most of which is associated with the Snake River Plain volcanic province in Idaho, which lies outside the area of Yellowstone National Park (Neely, K.W. and Galinato, G., 2007, Geothermal power generation in Idaho: an overview of current developments and future potential, Open File Report, Idaho Office of Energy Resources).

Research Organization:
Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
EE0006733
OSTI ID:
1829477
Report Number(s):
DOE-USU-0006733
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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