Small geothermal demonstration project in Valemount enjoys all party support.
The project is near Valemount, B.C., which lies just outside of Mount Robson Provincial Park. It was recently the subject of “raging agreement” in the legislature, where all three parties voiced support for the project.
The one holdup has been a drilling permit, which is still awaiting cabinet approval. Once that is granted, Borealis GeoPower would drill a test well to determine the energy potential of a hot aquifer at Canoe Reach near Valemount.
The first phase of a three-phase project would be hot springs that the Valemount Geothermal Society wants to develop. The second phase would be a small power plant that would produce one megawatt (MW) of electricity – nearly enough to supply the town of Valemount (population 1,100). The third phase would be a larger, 15-MW power plant.
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