- As of 2013, there were 29 operating geothermal power plants in Nevada producing 518 megawatts of electricity. By 2016, plants producing another 834 megawatts are expected to come online.
- There are about 60 hydrothermal sites statewide that can be used with existing technology to generate geothermal energy.
- Geothermal power plants are online or planned for the following counties: Humboldt, Mineral, Esmeralda, Churchill, Pershing, Washoe, Lander, Elko, and Nye, as well as the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation.
- Northern Nevada produces roughly 7 percent of its power from geothermal sources because heat from deep, hot water with temperatures above 212 degrees Fahrenheit rises through faults in the Earth's surface.
- Improving technologies, required to produce more electricity, could extract more heat from circulating ground water and increase Nevada's potential power production from renewable energy sources.
The 39th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Expo will be held September 20-23 at the Peppermill Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada, USA. This is the biggest annual event in the geothermal energy industry.
