TY - JOUR
T1 - Geothermal energy in imperial county, California
T2 - Environmental, socio-economic, demographic, and public opinion research conclusions and policy recommendations
AU - Pasqualetti, Martin
AU - Pick, James B.
AU - Butler, Edgar W.
N1 - Funding Information:
tResearch supporting this article was conducted under NSF/ERDA Grant AER 75-08693.A ppreciation is expressed to Starhl Edmunds who was in charge of the project of which this research was a part. SPerhaps lO,OOM(l w(e) for 30 years. BBesides the study discussed in this article, major investigations in the Imperial Valley have been conducted by: Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Electric Power Research Institute, California Denart-ment of Fish and Game, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S.-Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, The Ben Holt Co., Systems, Science and Software, Systems Control, Inc., and others. ‘For more detail regarding the setting and the geothermal programs in Imperial County, refer to the Appendix.
PY - 1979/2
Y1 - 1979/2
N2 - It is estimated that thousands of megawatts of electricity could be generated from the geothermal fluids which underlie agricultural fields in Imperial County, California. Many potential environmental problems appear generally controllable. The possible inter-relationships between geothermal development and subsidence, seismicity, and water availability are, however, difficult to predict, and evaluation must await long-termed, commercial-sized operations. County population will interact with energy development through employment, geographical distribution, and interaction with the larger Mexican labor pool. Exportation of the bulk of the generated electricity, however, will limit the local socio-economic impact. County residents favor geothermal development at a ratio of almost 9:1. Thirteen policy recommendations applicable to other KGRA'S in the western U.S. include: the desirability of positive public opinion, the encouragement of on-line electrical power at an early stage in the development process, the importance of determining economic-technological exploitation feasibility, and the influences of local, state, and federal regulations.
AB - It is estimated that thousands of megawatts of electricity could be generated from the geothermal fluids which underlie agricultural fields in Imperial County, California. Many potential environmental problems appear generally controllable. The possible inter-relationships between geothermal development and subsidence, seismicity, and water availability are, however, difficult to predict, and evaluation must await long-termed, commercial-sized operations. County population will interact with energy development through employment, geographical distribution, and interaction with the larger Mexican labor pool. Exportation of the bulk of the generated electricity, however, will limit the local socio-economic impact. County residents favor geothermal development at a ratio of almost 9:1. Thirteen policy recommendations applicable to other KGRA'S in the western U.S. include: the desirability of positive public opinion, the encouragement of on-line electrical power at an early stage in the development process, the importance of determining economic-technological exploitation feasibility, and the influences of local, state, and federal regulations.
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U2 - 10.1016/0360-5442(79)90054-9
DO - 10.1016/0360-5442(79)90054-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0018431263
SN - 0360-5442
VL - 4
SP - 67
EP - 80
JO - Energy
JF - Energy
IS - 1
ER -