Skagit Paper covers Vulcan Power’s interest in Mt. Baker
Jan 26th, 2008, GoSkagit discussed Vulcan’s interest in Mt. Baker . The Article notes that Vulcan is speculating and that no development rights have been issued.
While no plants yet reside on public lands in Oregon or Washington, there are a dozen pending geothermal lease applications on national forest lands within the two states.
….Vulcan’s plant designs call for minimal lighting, along with natural rock, soil and vegetation on the sides and roof of each facility to blend it with the surrounding landscape.
If Vulcan’s Baker Lake lease is approved this year, further drilling and exploratory work could start soon after, with test wells drilled by 2009.
Of course, drilling geothermal test wells carries a lot of risk.
Test wells are needed to determine underground water temperatures and reservoir depths. Wells can range from 1,000 to 10,000 feet deep.
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