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Holy Cross and Clear outline geothermal and thermal network options for Carbondale
Summary
Representatives from Holy Cross Energy and nonprofit energy group CLEAR briefed the board on geothermal thermal-energy networks and how long-duration thermal storage combined with batteries and demand response could help decarbonize heating and balance local renewable supply.
Representatives of Holy Cross Energy and the nonprofit Clean Energy for the Lower Valley (CLEAR) presented April 9 on opportunities for geothermal and thermal-energy networks linked to local electrification and long-duration storage options.
Brian Hannigan, a Holy Cross representative, summarized the cooperative’s recent progress in cutting the electricity supply’s carbon intensity and noted the utility’s regional clean-energy strategy. “We have been able to maintain our electric rates at about 11¢ per kilowatt hour,” Hannigan said, citing Holy Cross’s low rate and rising carbon‑free supply percentages. He described the utility’s battery and solar…
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