Marianas optimistic on geothermal potential following initial drillingSaipan, Northern Marianas (source: flickr/ ctsnow, creative commons)Francisco Rojas 11 Sep 2014Commonwealth Utilities Corp (CUC) in Marianas reveals that there might be geothermal potential for a power plant the Gualo Rai area. CUC Board Chairman David J. Sablan said these findings occurred during digging operations intended for water wells, turned into a geothermal resource assessment when the contractor discovered increasing water temperatures. Following this discovery, CUC was allowed by the Department of Interior to use $1.1 million intended for said water wells to develop geothermal. The company states that there have been some drilling at 400 feet seeing an increase in temperature and expect to drill at 1600 feet soon. To read the full article, please follow the link below:Source: Marianas Variety Website