USA, Nevada: Geothermal energy should be booming in the United States - Article

The Indy Explains: Geothermal energy in Nevada (The Nevada Independent)

Beowawe Geothermal Plant, Nevada

Geothermal energy should be booming in the United States, its supporters say. Vast sections of the West, from Hawaii to Nevada, are known to have favorable conditions for development.

New geothermal plants take several years to come online and are expensive to develop. But with untapped reserves and increasing calls to decarbonize the grid, the industry is hopeful utilities and policymakers will give more attention to the renewable often ignored and left on the sideline.

“When people talk about renewable energy, they say wind and solar,” said Ian Crawford, the communications director for a California-based trade group, Geothermal Resources Council. “They forget that there are other renewable energies as well.”

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