Project Traits
State: Idaho
Congressional District: ID02
Organization Type: Local Government
Partner Organization(s) Type: None or Unknown
Energy Sector: Clean Power,
Energy Subsector: Geothermal,
Project Start Year: Unknown
Project Launch Year: Unknown
Government Support Received: Unknown
Outcomes & Impacts
Private Investment: Unknown
Jobs Announced or Created: Unknown
People Served: Unknown
Projected Economic Impact: Unknown
Deep below our earth’s surface runs a natural resource that the City of Boise has been utilizing for more than a century. A river of geothermally heated water flows under our city’s foothills. From heating buildings to sidewalk snowmelt and warming recreational pools, the City of Boise’s geothermal heating utility is innovative, renewable – and sustainable to the core.
Compared to other utility choices, geothermal is not impacted by volatility in natural gas prices. The City of Boise’s dependable heating district is powered by a completely renewable natural resource – right under our feet.
The City of Boise is home to the largest geothermal heating system in the nation, delivering naturally-heated 177° water through a network of pipes to warm over 6 million square feet of building space. A truly closed-loop process, after the water is circulated through the heating district it’s safely added back into the aquifer. Minimal electricity is required to power the system’s pump, with no fossil fuels used at any step in the process, this keeps the environmental impact of this resource lower than other heating options.