Northern Rockies Geothermal Region
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Geothermal Region: Northern Rockies
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Province is situated in northern Idaho and western Montana and includes folded mountains, fault-bounded uplifts, and volcanics formed during middle Cretaceous to late Eocene mountain period. The region is structtually cojmplex with faulting and folding asociated with eastward thrust faulting. Western Montana and northwestern Wyoming contain large areas of Tertiary volcanic rocks, including smaller localized Quaternary silicic volcanic rocks. Replace Citation[1]
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| Geothermal Region Data | |
|---|---|
| State | Idaho, Montana |
| Estimated Region Area (km2) | 97,538 |
| USGS Resource Estimate for this Region | |
| Identified mean MW | 70.7 |
| Undiscovered mean MW | 391.1 |
| Installed Capacity | |
| Installed Capacity (MW) | |
| Plants included in Installed Estimate |
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| Planned Capacity | |
| Total Planned Capacity (MW) | 0 |
| Plants Included in Planned Estimate |
0 |
| Plants with Unknown Planned Capacity |
0 |
Geothermal Development Projects in the Region(per GEA's Annual U.S. Geothermal Power Production and Development Report (April 2011))