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Geothermal Energy
The western United States possesses a vast potential for producing energy from underground heat sources, and recent years have seen a renewed interest in this promising field. As energy companies and developers bring geothermal generation facilities on line, they confront many of the same complex legal and strategic issues as other large energy producers. They also face additional challenges that are unique to geothermal energy.
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Lava Law - Legal Issues in Geothermal Energy Development
The Geothermal Energy Team at Stoel Rives understands these challenges. We are ready to assist you in securing advantageous land and water rights and navigating the crucial permitting and licensing issues. Permits and licenses in place, we can help you finance your projects and get them built, sell the power generated, and expedite issues of operation and management.
Some of the projects we have worked on include the Geysers and Glass Mountain geothermal facilities in California, geothermal exploration projects in the Medicine Lake Highlands area of California, the Newberry and Pueblo Valley Resources in Oregon, and the Blundell project in Utah.
Geothermal Energy Services
- Leasing and Use of Public Lands
- Environmental Assessment
- Facility Siting and Permitting
- Joint Development Agreements
- Project Finance
- Construction and Design, Operations, and Maintenance
- Power Marketing
- Project Purchase and Sale
- Energy Project Site Assessment and Due Diligence
- Codes of Conduct for Affiliated Transactions
- Energy Regulation
- Taxation of Utility Property
- Litigation
- Legislation and Rulemaking
- Eminent Domain Proceedings
- International Transactions
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