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GRC Annual Meeting Venue Could Go Off-the-Grid - Thanks to Geothermal (Canada.com)

Peppermill Resort Spa Casino (Courtesy David Dickinson)

The discovery of geothermal energy directly under the property was totally coincidental and a quite literally a lucky turn for the hotel. The Peppermill Resort Spa Casino recently won the 2014 Sustainability Award for Nevada given out in Las Vegas on October 3rd.

Future plans to include smart thermostats and use geothermal energy to go totally “off-the-grid” and have the Peppermill become totally self-sustaining in the next decade, no mean feat when you consider just how much juice a large high end hotel and casino uses.

The two-million square foot property of the Peppermill — including the three huge pools — is heated by a 4,400 foot deep well that has already reduced the CO2 foot print of the casino to the tune of 12,000 metric tons per year. Though this cost $9.7 million USD to construct, the geothermal plant paid for itself in about five years.

The 39th GRC Annual Meeting & Expo will be held September 20-23 at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada, USA.

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