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Senator Testifies in Support of Geothermal Research Lab (KTVZ)

State Sen. Tim Knopp (R-Bend) testified Monday in the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources in support of bringing a federal geothermal research facility to south Deschutes County.

The measure, House Joint Memorial 19, would urge the U.S. Secretary of Energy and Congress to site their prospective Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) at the Newberry Geothermal Project.

The FORGE will conduct research on enhanced geothermal systems and is coveted by five different sites because of its potential environmental and economic benefits. Knopp is chief-sponsoring HJM 19 in an attempt to bring the facility to the Newberry Geothermal Project to the area.

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