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What Does the Large Steam Plume Near South Reno Come From? (Reno Gazette Journal)

A steam plume billows in January from the Ormat
Steamboat geothermal complex just south of Reno.
(Courtesy Emerson Marcus/RGJ)

Question: We live in Raleigh Heights.  Looking to the South on some cold mornings we will see a large steam plume rising. I've heard it is from a geothermal facility. Can you provide some details?

Answer: This is a popular question of people living near south Reno or those traveling through Washoe Valley.

The plume is steam from the Steamboat geothermal complex just south of Reno, which taps into the Earth’s crust. The complex is owned by Ormat Technologies, a geothermal energy developer with a handful of complexes around Northern Nevada.

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