Reported locally, there has been some vandalism at a drilling pad of Davenport Power’s Newberry geothermal project in Oregon. The project is a joint project by Davenport Power with AltaRock, and recipient of DOE R&D funding for EGS development.
“The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of theft and criminal mischief at one of Davenport Power’s geothermal drill pads west of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument on Thursday.
People broke into a structure around the well, stole scientific testing instruments and damaged some seismic devices, said Doug Perry, president of Davenport Power. They also broke the cap off of a water well and threw rocks into it, he said. Perry said he did not know how much the damage would cost to fix or replace, or how long of a delay it would cause, but added that the vandalism would not delay the overall geothermal project.”
Source: Bend Bulletin
