Fales Hot Springs: A case study in renewable augmented net zero energy

The renewable augmented zero energy (RAZE) structure in Fales Hot Springs, Calif., is near abundant geothermal hot spring, solar, biomass, wind, and run-of-river hydrokinetic natural resources that can be harvested to create a net zero energy facility. This provided an excellent platform from which to systemically assess the technical feasibility, economic efficiency, environmental sustainability, and social benefit as functions of weighted customer requirements.