What is the Geothermal Energy Coming to Pierce, Colorado?

The little Colorado town of Pierce is getting ready for not one, but two tests of an experiment energy source. Will these tests put the state on the map for bringing in a new energy source?

With Pierce being such a small town, and two geothermal companies coming in, things might begin to look a lot different there. If anything, there's the chance at some good jobs coming to town.

The technology, though generally new, has been working in Nevada; Pierce will be on the forefront for Colorado.

When oil and gas wells run dry, those wells remain; which is what you'll find scattered in/near Pierce. Those abandoned wells will now be a part of getting down there again; instead of gas and oil, this time it's about the hot water under Colorado.

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According to Denver 7, there are two geothermal companies that have gotten grants to start testing the capabilities of geothermal energy in Pierce. if things go successfully, these geothermal wells could help to heat the school and even the sidewalks. Can you imagine heated sidewalks in Pierce?

Two Geothermal Energy Companies Coming to Pierce, Colorado

One company will be using existing wells to get to the renewable energy under the earth, and the other will be drilling their own wells. Either way, Pierce will be a part of expanding the very little-used clean, consistent, renewable, energy to Colorado and America.

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What is the Geothermal Energy Coming to Pierce?

This video, produced by Green Mountain Energy explains it pretty well:

If things go well with the testing in Pierce, the town could see more than a few jobs come in, which will be another "win."