Gaining Steam: A Regulatory and Policy Framework for Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta

GAINING STEAM: A REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA Module 4: The Regulation of Geothermal Energy in Other Jurisdictions GEOTHERMAL PLANT IN ICELAND Gaining Steam: A Regulatory and Policy Framework for Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta Module 4: The Regulation of Geothermal Energy in Other Jurisdictions Environmental Law Centre October 2020 Environ [...] GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GAINING STEAM: A REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA Module 4: The Regulation of Geothermal Energy in Other Jurisdictions Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Title: Gaining steam : a regulatory and policy framework for geothermal energy development in. [...] October 2020 Environmental Law Centre (Alberta) Society P a g e. | 1 GAINING STEAM: A REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA Module 4: The Regulation of Geothermal Energy in Other Jurisdictions 1.1 Definition of Geothermal Resources The Geothermal Resources Act, R.S.B. [...] Finally, the regulation sets out a security requirement ($225,000 for a well and $7,500 for each thermal gradient well in the same formation to a maximum of October 2020 Environmental Law Centre (Alberta) Society P a g e. | 6 GAINING STEAM: A REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA Module 4: The Regulation of Geothermal Energy in Other Jurisdictions $50,000) (s [...] October 2020 Environmental Law Centre (Alberta) Society P a g e. | 13 GAINING STEAM: A REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA Module 4: The Regulation of Geothermal Energy in Other Jurisdictions 3. California California is the largest generator of electricity from geothermal resources in the USA, providing almost 6% of the state’s electrical energy.24 In 2018,