USA, Oregon:

Neal Hot Springs geothermal plant ready to switch on (Sustainable Business Oregon)

(Courtesy U.S. Geothermal Inc.)

Neal Hot Springs, the 22 MWe geothermal facility in Malheur County in southeast Oregon, is nearing mechanical completion and set to roll turbines.

The $140-million facility has been in development by Boise, Idaho-based U.S. Geothermal Inc. since it acquired additional mineral rights there in June 2010. The original rights were acquired in 2007. The facility is located about 90 miles northwest of Boise.

Largely supported by a $96.8 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy, the project was built in three 7.3 MWe modules, two of which are mechanically complete and ready to start up in three to four weeks.

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