Facilities for utilization of geothermal steam, Verdant Vales School, Middletown, California

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6743727· OSTI ID:6743727

Verdant Vales School is a boarding school and summer camp located in the Geysers - Calistoga KGRA near Middletown, California. The school consists of dormitories, classrooms and related facilities to accommodate a maximum of 55 students and a staff of 5. Energy for heating buildings and domestic hot water, is provided by electricity supplied by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In addition, a considerable amount of LPG is consumed to heat the swimming pool and the hot water required for the automatic dishwasher in the kitchen. The school has 3000 pounds per hour of 150 psig steam available at no cost from an existing geothermal well adjacent to the school site. A preliminary design of a system has been developed that utilizes the geothermal steam to eliminate the school's LPG requirement, and minimizes outside purchases of electricity for space and water heating. Savings have been developed, and material costs for the new facilities have been estimated.

• Research Organization: Oregon Inst. of Tech., Klamath Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG06-79ET27256
• OSTI ID: 6743727
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/27256-T6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
BUILDINGS
COST
DESIGN
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL HEATING
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GEOTHERMAL SPACE HEATING
GEOTHERMAL WATER HEATING
GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELD
Geothermal Legacy
HEATING
HEATING LOAD
POWER PLANTS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SPACE HEATING
SPECIFICATIONS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS