Editing Paisley, Oregon (section)

===Geothermal energy===
Paisley sits on top of a supply of hot groundwater. In 1980 on the Colahan Ranch in Paisley, a well was unintentionally drilled into a fault, revealing the hot water.<ref name="Geothermal Boosts">{{cite web |last1=Culp |first1=Lynn |title=Geothermal Boosts Our Energy Future |url=http://svec.coopwebbuilder2.com/content/paisley-geothermal-project |publisher=Surprise Valley Electrification Corporation |access-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320210725/http://svec.coopwebbuilder2.com/content/paisley-geothermal-project |archive-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> After using the water for irrigation for a time, the Colahans invited the local electricity cooperative to investigate the well's use as a geothermal energy source in 2008.<ref name="Geothermal Boosts" /> The plant was expected to come online in 2013 with a projected energy output of three [[megawatts]] using grants from both Federal and State governments for up to seven million dollars.<ref name="Geothermal Boosts" /> However, by July 2015 the plant had still not come online, and the costs had expanded from a projected twelve million dollars to more than twenty one million dollars, while the amount gained through government grants had fallen to only five million.<ref name="Paisley Geothermal">{{cite web |last1=Jullierat |first1=Lee |title=Paisley Geothermal Plant Still Not Operable |url=https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/business/paisley-geothermal-plant-still-not-operable/article_dd72c85d-e6ee-5d7d-9d5a-2d416eb1947f.html |publisher=Herald and News |access-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031184202/https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/business/paisley-geothermal-plant-still-not-operable/article_dd72c85d-e6ee-5d7d-9d5a-2d416eb1947f.html |archive-date=31 October 2019 |date=2 June 2015}}</ref> The plant became operational later that year at a projected 3.1 megawatts capability.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Oregon Department of Energy |title=Geothermal Energy in Oregon |url=https://www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/Pages/Geothermal.aspx |website=Oregon.gov |access-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928041216/https://www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/Pages/Geothermal.aspx |archive-date=28 September 2019 |date=2018}}</ref> The plant was able to generate an estimated 4,129,6800 [[kilowatt hour]]s of energy over the eight months it was operational during 2016 with a peak output of 2,100 [[kilowatt]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paisley Oregon Geothermal Plant Operated by Surprise Valley Electrification - 2016 Operational Information |url=https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/912 |website=Geothermal Data Repository |publisher=OpenEI |access-date=31 October 2019 |format=xlsx file |date=8 March 2017}}</ref>