Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada

Levine, Aaron; Smith, Ligia; Robins, Jody; Witter, Erik; Smith, Caity; Haffner, Clare

doi:10.15121/1989203

Title: Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada

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In California and Nevada, geothermal projects are subject to non-technical barriers, which may create development delays leading to higher project costs and risks and decreased competitiveness with other electricity generation technologies. These non-technical barriers may include federal and state permits, authorizations, environmental reviews, and other regulatory requirements that are applicable throughout different phases of geothermal project development. The 2022 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report, "Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada" presents findings of a study on non-technical barriers that may influence geothermal project development. The set of data resources relied upon for the report includes: 1) interviews conducted with relevant geothermal stakeholders including regulators and project developers, 2) federal and state environmental review documents developed for specific projects, 3) a techno-economic analysis conducted using the NREL Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) framework, and 4) an analysis of the impacts of site-specific land access and permitting considerations on project development readiness conducted using the Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique (GeoRePORT) Socioeconomic Assessment Tool (SEAT).

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Levine, Aaron; Smith, Ligia; Robins, Jody; Witter, Erik; Smith, Caity; Haffner, Clare

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Publication Date:: Wed Mar 09 23:00:00 EST 2022

Other Number(s):: 1482

Research Org.:: DOE Geothermal Data Repository; National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Program (EE-4G)

Collaborations:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Subject:: 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; ATB; California; Churchill County; GeoRePORT; Imperial County; LCOE; NTB; Nevada; SEAT; Salton Sea; annual technology baseline; authorizations; barriers; cost; economic; energy; environmental; environmental review; feasibility; geothermal; interviews; non-technical; non-technical barriers; permit; processed data; regulatory; stakeholders

OSTI Identifier:: 1989203

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15121/1989203

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                    Levine, Aaron, Smith, Ligia, Robins, Jody, Witter, Erik, Smith, Caity, and Haffner, Clare. Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada.  United States: N. p., 2022. 
        Web.  doi:10.15121/1989203.

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                    Levine, Aaron, Smith, Ligia, Robins, Jody, Witter, Erik, Smith, Caity, & Haffner, Clare. Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/1989203

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                    Levine, Aaron, Smith, Ligia, Robins, Jody, Witter, Erik, Smith, Caity, and Haffner, Clare. 2022.  
"Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/1989203.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1989203. Pub date:Wed Mar 09 23:00:00 EST 2022

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  title        = {Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada},

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  abstractNote = {In California and Nevada, geothermal projects are subject to non-technical barriers, which may create development delays leading to higher project costs and risks and decreased competitiveness with other electricity generation technologies. These non-technical barriers may include federal and state permits, authorizations, environmental reviews, and other regulatory requirements that are applicable throughout different phases of geothermal project development. The 2022 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report, "Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada" presents findings of a study on non-technical barriers that may influence geothermal project development. The set of data resources relied upon for the report includes: 1) interviews conducted with relevant geothermal stakeholders including regulators and project developers, 2) federal and state environmental review documents developed for specific projects, 3) a techno-economic analysis conducted using the NREL Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) framework, and 4) an analysis of the impacts of site-specific land access and permitting considerations on project development readiness conducted using the Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique (GeoRePORT) Socioeconomic Assessment Tool (SEAT).},

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