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It's no coincidence that most steam-turbine electricity generating plants are built close to, if not on, a river or lake? These plants require so much water that water availability is one of the top criteria when selecting a location for a new plant and an ongoing environmental concern. 
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A clean and renewable energy source, geothermal energy has been used to generate electricity in the U.S. for decades. 
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It's funny how some people advocate for more renewable energy sources…as long as they end up in someone else's backyard. The primary reason for this attitude is that renewable energy sources such as wind and solar-thermal (those acres of mirrors with a giant tower in the center) have what is termed high "visual impact." Large-scale projects using these technologies decidedly alter the landscape, or at least one's view of it. 
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AltaRock Energy's Newberry EGS Demonstration presents several opportunities in America's energy infrastructure. Most prominent is that of clean, domestic, renewable energy: something that the U.S. does not have nearly enough of, while the pressures to wean from foreign fossil fuels are higher than ever. 
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For those of you just learning of AltaRock Energy's Newberry EGS Demonstration – or just learning of EGS in general – here is a quick-guide to this technology and the potential it offers. 
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Water use and Newberry EGS Demonstraton: The Kleinfelder Report provides a full review of the water usage plans for the Newberry EGS Demonstration and concluded that any direct or indirect effects on the environment were extremely unlikely. 
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AltaRock Energy and Davenport Power are today announcing the publication of an updated and more extensive water usage plan for the Newberry Enhanced Geothermal System Demonstration underway near Bend, Oregon. 
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Predicted Ground Shaking Map: Click to Download Addendum for Additional Information 
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One concern occasionally voiced by those new to the Newberry EGS Demonstration is that of potential seismic activity, or tiny earthquakes, triggered by the demonstration's operations. "Seismic activity" sounds scary, but most people have very little feel for how the Richter scale corresponds to real-life events. 
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AltaRock Energy and Davenport Newberry shared an exciting year at the Newberry Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Demonstration site near La Pine, Oregon. The Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored project, aimed at developing EGS technology to the benefit of the public at large, has been underway since November 2009. 
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