New York Canyon Geothermal Project Gets Approval (DOI - News Release)
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the approval of three major renewable energy projects including the 70 MWe New York Canyon Geothermal Project located in Nevada.
The New York Canyon Geothermal Project and electrical transmission facility will be built on 15,135 acres of land managed by the BLM about 25 miles east of Lovelock, Nevada in Pershing County.
TGP Dixie Development Company, LLC, a subsidiary of TerraGen Power, LLC, will build the 70 MWe project and associated 230-kilovolt electrical line. The project will provide enough electricity to power about 60,000 homes and create an estimated 150 peak construction jobs and 16 full- and part-time operational jobs.
The BLM worked closely with its partners and stakeholders to minimize environmental impacts. For example, a Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy was developed to assess the area’s avian wildlife and reduce impacts on these populations. In addition, there are no listed, proposed or candidate threatened or endangered species present in the project area. Click here for a fact sheet (PDF) on the New York Canyon Geothermal Project and here for a map (PDF).
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