Download or read book Existing Institutional Arrangements for Geothermal District Heating Systems written by Tom C. Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of our overall program of studying both the conceptual and actual set of institutional structures under which geothermal distribution systems might be formed and operated, the EWLI has also examined the institutional, economic and legal arrangements of presently functioning systems and of those in advanced planning stages. We have done this in an attempt to discover whether an analysis of the most fully developed present systems can in any way produce models on which future geothermal distribution systems might be based. The answer is problematic. ... We have chosen to discuss Boise, Klamath Falls, and Susanville because they are the most thoroughly planned, have reached the most advanced stage, are relatively large and have the longest histories of all the proposed systems. While the experiences of these cities cannot be measured against the ultimate standard of an operating history for a complete system, the formative years have produced an institutional structure for each system, a financial history related to the assumption of front-end costs, and detailed plans for development and management of the resource.