| Abstract |
In developing a district heating scheme for one of the DOE sponsored field demonstration, we have directly encountered many of the problems of the marketplace that will affect commercialization of the low temperature geothermal resources. This report discusses some of the most important practical, legal and negotiating problems involved in marketing geothermal applications in privately owned residential and commercial complexes, and provides some solutions. It also discusses critical issues in heat sale agreements and the question of handling the price of geothermal heat both in formulating such agreements and in marketing. |