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Imperial Irrigation District Considers Salton Sea Regeneration Plan Powered by Geothermal Energy (mydesert.com)

A new study from the Imperial Irrigation District projects that geothermal, solar and other green technology development at the Salton Sea could generate more than $4 billion over the next 30 years, with 50 percent or more to be used for the receding sea’s restoration.

The bulk of the money, around $2 billion, would come from geothermal plants at the sea pumping out about 2,000 MWe of power. Another $1.5 billion would come from lithium and other minerals extracted from geothermal brine.

The report goes to the IID Board of Directors on Tuesday, but while its findings may seem impressive at first, they come with significant caveats. Unanswered questions in the study include whether the state would require utilities to buy geothermal power from the Salton Sea.

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