Chena Hot Springs, just outside Fairbanks, is the first geothermal power plant to come on-line in the state; it also is the site of the lowest temperature resource ever used for commercial power generation.
Chena Hot Springs/Chena Power and United Technologies have successfully commissioned and started up the first geothermal power plant in Alaska. "This project represents a major milestone in the utilization of low-temperature geothermal resources," comments Gwen Holdmann, vice president for new development of the Chena Hot Springs Resort.
Chena Hot Springs, just outside Fairbanks, is the first geothermal power plant to come on-line in the state. It now also is the site of the lowest temperature resource (165 F) ever used for commercial power generation in the world, notes Bernie Karl, proprietor of the resort.