Canada:

An Open Letter to Canada’s Geothermal Community (RenewablesNorthAmerica.com)

Alison Thompson, Chair, Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA)

Alison Thompson, Chair, CanGEA

The Chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, MP Leon Benoit, recently indicated that the government is not prepared to invest in geothermal until they see a “good, proven plan.”

CanGEA has been diligently working on such a plan over the past two years. Despite our persistence it remains uncertain whether Western Economic Diversification Canada will financially support the Canadian Geothermal Energy Industry Technology Roadmap & Implementation Plan (TRM&IP).

At this time, CanGEA vitally needs financial support so that it can complete the TRM&IP and press the federal, provincial, and territorial governments for the legislative and financial support that will allow the industry to gain a foothold in Canada.

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