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Why Geothermal Energy Is Stalled in California (Renewable Energy World.com)

The US Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) is working with California energy authorities to help restart the flow of state utility power purchase agreements made with geothermal electricity generators, after close to a year's doldrums. 

Karl Gawell, executive director of the Washington-based GEA, said, "There is no question that geothermal is stalled in California. We need PPAs and transmission lines, and this year it is particularly important to see how (Western) states are working together to solve this," addressing a small roundtable group during the GRC-supported US National Geothermal Summit, last Wednesday in Sacramento.

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