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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
That's my point...we don't pause any other industry to make policy adjustments, because it is insane.
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No, we don't or haven't in the past. This is purely political.
Our stupid government has paused geothermal applications even though the AER has been working on a framework since 2020 and the government has
already passed bills to support the application for posting land, tenure, defined thermal rights, and lifecycle requirements.
As of 2022 the following are already in place to support geothermal projects.
Mines and Minerals Act
Alberta Geothermal Resource Tenure Regulation
Energy Mineral Rights Information Bulletin 2022-02 (Administration of Geothermal
Resource Tenure)
Crown Mineral Agreement Holder Eligibility Guide
Geothermal Resource Development Act
Geothermal Resource Development Regulation
Oil and Gas Conservation Act
They AER has since Jan 2022 accepted applications and posted thermal rights lands for sale, bonuses paid, and is currently collecting rent from these leases. Our United Regressive Conservative Party at work.