Prospective geothermal developer and conservationists urge coordination as county drafts deep‑geothermal rules
EcoAction and a local developer briefed the commission: EcoAction urged relying on ECMC and state resources; developer CGO Energy said it is pursuing science wells under ECMC and asked for practical alignment to avoid duplicative submittals.
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During public comment on the deep‑geothermal draft, Siobhan Montoya Lavender (EcoAction Partners) and Wendy Venner (CGO Energy) gave opposing but complementary perspectives: conservation groups asked the county to lean on ECMC and statewide resource assessments, while a local developer described how early drilling and data‑gathering (science wells) are essential to determine whether a site is suitable for electricity generation or cascading heat uses.
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