Canada:

Geothermal Research Puts Heat on Government’s Site C Dam Decision (The Vancouver Sun)

Proponents say B.C. sources have potential to provide equivalent power

Artist rendering of the proposed Site C dam (Courtesy B.C. Hydro)

Tapping the heat of the earth as a major power source isn’t a new concept, but Canada’s geothermal-energy sector is making an updated bid to get British Columbia interested in its potential as an alternative to BC Hydro’s Site C dam proposal.

B.C. could generate 5,500 megawatts of power from geothermal sources, equivalent to the amount of electricity from Site C, at prices of 10-cents per kilowatt hour or below, also comparable to Site C, according to new research by the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA).

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