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Meeting to Update Public on Newberry EGS Project (Bend Bulletin)

2nd March, 6 pm, Bend Public Library, Bend, Oregon

Curtis Jabusch (left) and Laura Garchar point to the
Newberry EGS Demonstration site from atop the 7,984 foot
Paulina Peak at Newberry National Volcanic Monument
while on a GRC Fieldtrip in October 2014. 

The company leading a geothermal energy experiment at Newberry Volcano plans to give an update on the project at a public meeting early next month in Bend.

AltaRock Energy of Seattle hopes to drill a production well this summer into the volcano south of Bend, completing an Engineered Geothermal System (EGS), said Dave Stowe, a spokesman for the company. The project uses advanced techniques and technology to create geothermal steam from underground hot rock. The steam could serve as a power source.

The meeting is set for 6 p.m. March 2 at the Brooks Room in the Downtown Bend Public Library, Stowe said.