http://www.greentechhistory.com/2009/02/idaho-geothermal-1892/ America's two-century search for a more perfect power Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:00:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.greentechhistory.com/2009/02/idaho-geothermal-1892/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 History of Idaho’s water « Idaho’s water Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:27:11 +0000 http://greentechhistory.com/?p=738#comment-1198 [...] 1892. Geothermal energy. Idaho has a long history of geothermal home and business heating, starting with the Boise Water Works wooden geothermal pipeline built in 1892. Today Boise has the largest direct use geothermal system in the country, supplying the Boise Capitol Mall Complex, the Fort Boise Veteran’s Hospital and surrounding homes and businesses with geothermal heat. The city’s current system appears sustainable, too. They now inject 100 percent of the water back into their aquifer. Source: Idaho Geothermal. [...] [...] 1892. Geothermal energy. Idaho has a long history of geothermal home and business heating, starting with the Boise Water Works wooden geothermal pipeline built in 1892. Today Boise has the largest direct use geothermal system in the country, supplying the Boise Capitol Mall Complex, the Fort Boise Veteran’s Hospital and surrounding homes and businesses with geothermal heat. The city’s current system appears sustainable, too. They now inject 100 percent of the water back into their aquifer. Source: Idaho Geothermal. [...]

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