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Thursday, July 26, 2012

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More wells approved for Heber geothermal plant (Imperial Valley Press)

Heber Geothermal Plant in Imperial Valley 
(Courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)
Heber’s geothermal plant is expected to get four more wells as the Imperial County Planning Commission approved amending the plant’s permit Wednesday.

The plant, owned by Ormat, was built in the 1980s and currently has its wells inside the plant, said Charlene Wardlow, director of business development for Ormat.

With the amendment, Ormat will now drill four wells outside the plant which will be interconnected with pipelines along existing field roads to the plant, according to county staff.

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