U.S. Geothermal Inc. (HTM) Receives Construction Permit Approval for Phase 1 of San Emidio Project
U.S. Geothermal Inc., a renewable energy development company that is operating geothermal power projects at Raft River, Idaho and San Emidio, Nevada, recently announced that the company has received the Special Use Permit for construction of its proposed 8.6 net megawatt Phase 1 power plant in northern Nevada. The Special Use Permit was unanimously approved by the Washoe County Planning Commission at an August 3, 2010 Planning Commission meeting and the permit was issued on August 4, 2010. The Special Use Permit allows for the full development of San Emidio Project as a two-phase program that will result in a…