The Salmon-Challis National Forest is proposing to deny a lease to develop a geothermal power plant at a hot springs near the confluence of the Salmon River and Panther Creek, about 20 miles northwest of the town of Salmon.
Ormat Technologies, a publicly held company headquartered in Reno, Nev., wants to develop the plant on a nine-square-mile site. The initial 10-year lease would confer only the exclusive right to develop the geothermal resource. Prior to any ground-disturbing activities, the company would have to submit additional applications.
A final environmental impact statement was issued March 2, with a preferred alternative of denying the lease.
From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - USA, Idaho: Comment Deadline for Panther Creek Geothermal Project EIS is Friday
- Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - USA, Idaho: Environmental Survey to Analyze the Potential Effects of Panther Creek Hot Springs Geothermal Project