Rico coalition outlines district-heating pilot after state geothermal grants

Oct 20, 2025

Rico Geothermal Coalition founder Teal Stetson Lee told Dolores County officials the group has completed a scoping study and won state grant rounds (a $100,000 scoping award and a $200,000 design/monitoring-well award) to pursue a demonstration district-heating project and monitoring well.

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Teal Stetson Lee, a Rico resident and founder of the Rico Geothermal Coalition, briefed the board on a multi-stage plan to test and design a district geothermal heating system for parts of Rico.

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