Geothermal ENERGY

Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)
Community Renewable Energy Grant Program

The Town of Lakeview is one of 39 recipients selected by the Oregon Department of Energy to receive Community Renewable Energy Grant Program funds. The program supports the planning and construction of renewable energy or energy resilience projects. The Town of Lakeview was awarded $100,000.

Project Summary

Conceptually, the project will test Hammersley Well which is an existing geothermal well. The flow and temperatures from that test will dictate the design and connection of one existing geothermal district at the Lakeview Department of Corrections facility to a geothermal district in the Lakeview core, including businesses, industrial processes, and residential communities. The result will be an engineering feasibility study that connects all future and existing thermal energy networks, offsetting more than 70% of Lakeview, Oregon’s space conditioning heat demand. This will offset the high cost and carbon-intensive incumbent fuel – propane, lifting a rural community from the grips of energy poverty.

What Technologies

GEOTHERMAL: Connecting existing thermal energy networks, offsetting more than 70% of Lakeview, Oregon’s space conditioning heat demand. This will offset the high cost and carbon-intensive incumbent fuel – propane, lifting a rural community from the grips of energy poverty. The team will also use the Building Efficiency System Tool (BEST), a software developed to identify energy savings strategies using a variety of HVAC equipment choices, including hydronically connected geothermal. This tool will assist with the strategic design of the retrofitted connections for the new geothermal districts of Lakeview.

The Town currently supplies all the heat to the Warner Creek Correctional Facility, Lake District Hospital, Lake School District #7, Dr. Mark Davis DDS building and the Head Start Building.

The project is to predict the total likely offset of the community heating demands in the North Industrial area. The system will expand the existing Geothermal Warner Creek Correctional Facility by interconnecting piping and well service buildings. The result will be an engineering feasibility plan that connects all future and existing thermal energy networks, offsetting more than 70% of Lakeview, Oregon’s space conditioning demand.

Community Involvement and Job Creation

The community involvement would allow the community consortium input on how geothermal energy would offset energy costs. It would also address what the offset amount would equal in creating additional workforce jobs.

To oversee and maintain the geothermal system would create two additional full-time jobs in the Town of Lakeview’s Public Works Department. There are a variety of explorations for the north industrial business to evaluate as to how many additional jobs and or additional workforce shifts this would create.

Project Budget

Pre-award Funds: 30% Interconnection Studies – $30,000

Consulting Fees: Includes Design and Engineering – $50,000

Other Expenditures: Administration OAR330-250-0080(5)(c) – $20,000

Total = $100,000

Project Supporting Files

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Town of Lakeview Oregon Department of Energy Community Renewable Energy Grant Program

LAKEVIEW ECONOMIC AND GEOTHERMAL EXPANSION
Developing A Commercial-Industrial Geothermal Energy Engagement Strategy

The Town of Lakeview has received notice of the award of the Community Renewable Energy Grant Program from the Oregon Department of Energy. The Special Projects Division of the Town of Lakeview is soliciting proposals from qualified planning and engineering firms to prepare a plan in geothermal heat and power procurement for Lakeview’s commerical-industrial corridors. This includes holding and facilitating several public hearings and additional meetings as necessary in Lakeview, Oregon.

The Town of Lakeview’s RFP includes a description of the services to be provided by respondents; the minimum content of the responses; and the factors to be used to evaluate the responses. Subject to the approval of the Town of Lakeview Town Council.

For more information, please contact Scott Langum at 525 North 1st Street, Lakeview, Oregon 97630 or call 541-947-2020 or go to townoflakeview.org. All responses to the Town of Lakeview RFP must be submitted by September 15, 2023, by 5:00 P.M.

RFP ODOE Geothermal Project Amended 10 10 2023

Press Release – Oregon Department of Energy, Community Renewable Energy Grant

State of Oregon Department of Energy Performance Agreement (Community Renewable Energy Grant Program)
Full Funding Opportunity Announcement – Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Geothermal Energy from Oil and gas Demonstrated Engineering (GEODE)

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