Geothermal resource, engineering and economic feasibility study for the City of Ouray, Colorado. Final report
A geothermal energy feasibility study has been performed for the City of Ouray, Colorado, to determine the potential economic development opportunities to the City. The resource assessment indicates the resource to be associated with the Ouray fault zone, the Leadville limestone formation, the high thermal gradient in the area of the San Juan mountains, and the recharge from precipitation in the adjacent mountains. Four engineering designs of alternative sizes, costs, applications, and years of start-up have been defined to offer the City a range of development scales. Life cycle cost analyses have been conducted for cases of both public and private ownership. All systems are found to be feasible on both economic and technical grounds. 49 refs., 8 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Western Energy Planners Ltd., Aurora, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG48-81R801083
- OSTI ID:
- 5733724
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/R8/01083-T1; ON: DE85011312
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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