Geothermal Leasing Panel Event

November 17, 2004 - Sacramento, California

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Invitation

The National Geothermal Collaborative (NGC) is sponsoring a Geothermal Leasing Panel Event in Sacramento, California, on November 17.  It will be held from 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm at the Embassy Hotel, 100 Capital Mall, Sacramento, California, 95815, (916) 326-5000.  The purpose of the panel event is to leverage success stories from some offices  into practical applications in others, problem-solve around common barriers and challenges to the leasing process, share experiences with geothermal leasing from agency and consultant perspectives and to explore where, and how the process could be improved.  The event is expected to yield a report, potentially with recommendations, which will be used as the basis for further dialogues with decision makers to implement process improvements. Invited panelists include representatives from the Bureau of Land Management from California, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon/Washington, United States Forest Service, and consultants from MHA Environmental Consulting, Environmental Management, and Stoel Rives.

The NGC is a consensus-based collaborative, which was formed in 2002 to identify issues that impede the use of geothermal power, establish dialogue among key stakeholders, and catalyze appropriate activities to overcome obstacles to appropriate development.  The NGC is led by a steering committee whose membership to-date includes representation from both investor owned and public utilities, academia, state energy offices, White House Task Force on Energy Project Streamlining, Western resource Advocates, Council of Energy Resource Tribes, geothermal industry organizations (Geothermal Resource Council and Geothermal Energy Association), Council of Energy Resource Tribes, Departments of Interior (Bureau of Land Managers), Agriculture (Forest Service) and Energy, and the National Conference of State Legislatures.

I believe that the NGC is a powerful resource for BLM's geothermal program. If at all possible, I would encourage you to attend and participate in the upcoming panel event. Questions about the event should be directed to Ms. Jody Erikson of Resolve, Inc., at 303-318-4765.

John Bebout
BLM - National Geothermal Lead