Here's an article about geothermal energy from the Montrose Daily Press. From the article, "The state is looking under every rock in the hopes of finding alternative energy and pockets of the earth's heat beneath the San Juan Mountains may hold some promise. The Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation and the Colorado Geological Survey have teamed to author a preliminary look at possible geothermal energy sources around the state that includes areas near Ouray and Rico. While Coloradoans have utilized some of the more easily tapped sources for hot springs or, as in Mosca, even an alligator farm, the state lags behind states such as California and Nevada in harnessing the earth's heat to generate electricity...
"For the past year the state has been collecting geologic data from previous attempts by private industry to find geothermal hot spots. Where possible they've also looked at old mining records and the results of oil and gas exploration. One test hole near Ouray suggests that the earth's temperature rises nearly 190 degrees Fahrenheit per kilometer of depth. A data point near Rico holds the potential for a slightly hotter gradient. While the technology required at some plants around the country require high-temperature waters of at least 347 degrees, recent technology would allow plants to use water with temperatures as low as 194 degrees, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Binary cycle plants take the lower temperature water to heat a hydrocarbon working fluid with a lower boiling point than water that could then power a turbine."
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