Cost to Drill a Well

According to Calpines literature, It cost 2-3 million to drill a well. They totally outsource this part of the job to a company like ThermaSource. To put things in perspective, The town of Windsor has population of 25,000 people. The town spends about $5,000,000 per year on public safety. This is 20% of the entire budget, Which translates to about $200 per year, per person. About $16 per month. In 2005 there were 87 violent crime incidents.(source:http://safety.fizber.com/California/Windsor/) This translates to 1 violent crime every 4 days. This also means that 1 out of 287 Windsor residents was violent at least once per year.

Here are some more numbers to think about:
CalPine The Geysers Project
Cost to drill one well: $3 Million
Number of active wells: 350
Calpine Anual Energy Production: 30,000 megawatts
Cost to build Power Plant:???
Number of people needed to operate power plant: 1

Google invested $10 Million in Geo Thermal

In a nutshell Google
invested $10 Million in Geo Thermal.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/google-to-invest-in-geothermal/

To me, this confirms that Google's legions of innovative PHDs are
steering Google in the same direction I think we should investigate. I
wonder if Windsor can position it self to be plausible place for
Google to investment. Some companies are created for the sole purpose
of being bought by Google. Can we get Google to pay attention?

Given Sonoma State University's proximity to California's premier
place for Geo Thermal activity, I think that this region can lead the
rest of the country in sustainable energy adoption, if SSU produces
Geo Thermal engineering talent. Perhaps their green building programs
will expand over the next few years to include green power design.
This area is flooded with professionals who have been involved with
local Geo Thermal industry related to the 17 Geo Thermal power plants
within the 40 mile radius.

The Geysers

Do you know about The Geysers?
See Map: http://www.geysers.com/img/Geysers_Map.jpg

The Geysers (own by Calpine Corp) is one of the most reliable energy sources in California delivering extremely high availability and on-line performance and accounts for one-fourth of the green power produced in California.

I think it’s fair to say that in 2004 Sonoma county powered one fourth of the 6th largest economy in the world. It could very well be that electricity is Sonoma County’s biggest export.

Why is this relevant?
We can make hydrogen cheaply.
We can use cheap hydrogen to fuel cars, buses, trains and motorcycles.
We can be in control of our electricity prices.
We can be self reliant by having our own local grid.
We can energize power hungry technology.
We can sell surplus energy to neighboring counties and use proceeds to enhance community programs.

We are wealthy. All we have to do is look down.

Calpine corporation understands this, which is why they had nearly $8 Billion in revenue last year. The year before that it was about $7Billion. Between 2006 and 2007 their revenue grew by 16%.
Source:http://finance.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=NYSE:CPN

To get the scope of how much $8 Billion is, here is an article on Sonoma County Wine Industry that has an $8 Billion impact.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2005/05/23/daily30.html

I am excited about our energy potential, if you want to have a conversation about this, get in touch with me arsen yeremin at gmail com

References:
http://www.lao.ca.gov/2004/cal_facts/2004_calfacts_econ.htm
http://www.geysers.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgGlE97rJl4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRAQrDduaU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUQy86ZMpQ
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6641103737354173076&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3753378027366882455&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=284642880869092090&vt=lf&hl=en
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/990/
http://www.hydrogentrain.eu/
http://www.hydrail.org/
http://www.hydrail.org/hydrail.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsk_Hydro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calpine_Corporation