Wednesday, February 27, 2013

USA, Utah:

Utah No. 3 in the USA for Geothermal Power (Deseret News)

PacifiCorp's Blundell geothermal power
plant near Milford, Beaver County, came
online in 1984 and was the first in the
country outside of California.
(Courtesy Rocky Mountain Power)

Geothermal power production grew in the United States by 5 percent last year, with Utah ranked No. 3 in the country for its generation of power by tapping super-heated water thousands of feet underground.

Highlights of geothermal power's growth, the number of projects in development and challenges in developing the renewable energy were detailed in the GEA industry briefing (PDF)Tuesday in Washington.

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