The first commerical geothermal power plant in New Mexico is expected to deliver 10 megawatts to the Phoenix area by December.
Raser Technologies Inc. of Provo, Utah will provide the power to Salt River Project to supply about 5,500 homes.
The 2,500-acre Lightning Dock geothermal field in Hidalgo County has 41 wells with water temperatures from 250 to over 300 degrees (F). It has supplied hot water to greenhouses in the area for many years and generated binary power for local use. Raser expects to expand the facility to maximize the resource at a later date. [photo: binary power unit at Lightning Dock field. Credit, Geo-Heat Center]
