Las Vegas Hotel Uses Geothermal to Reduce Energy Costs (Vegas Inc)
Greg Stevens saw opportunity 475 feet below the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino.
That’s where the engineer and co-owner of the 107-year-old downtown property decided to draw the heating and cooling power needed to keep beer and slush drinks cold at the casino’s OneBar. Beneath the building is the home of a closed-loop geothermal system.
The system harnesses enough power to heat the showers of 106 hotel rooms and cools drinks in temperatures well above 100 degrees.
Geothermal technology has recently popped up in the Las Vegas area, following a massive movement in Carson City and Reno. The Clark County School District uses geothermal systems at three of its trade schools, and the PBS building on East Flamingo Road has installed a system of its own.
The 37th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo will be held at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, September 29-October 2, 2013.
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